Gull Landing

9x7 watercolor in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper, done over the past weekend for another WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event. Ref courtesy Rousay. Participants have 2 hours to select their choice image to paint and this one was done close to an hour. The ref had him landing on grass so I've changed it to water and sky. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Seagull Swarm

4.25x6.25 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press rough paper painted a few days ago for an online challenge. There were so many of the gulls so I cropped several out of the composition. They are loud, pesky, and annoying but I do love to see them and paint them. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Sweetheart Seagull

5x7 mixed media collage on paper begun on Valentine's Day Friday then finished today.  I used the inside of my sweetheart's card envelope which was brown to sketch the gull in ink with Micron 01 pen.  Then collaged white paper for its head.  Oil pastels, gouache and watercolor were other media used.  The gull was then adhered to matboard with matte medium a brayer to smooth out air pockets.
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Gull Post

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday from multiple seagull photos.  This is a combination of two where a smaller bird was perched on a pier post and the other is coming in for a landing.
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Gull Stare

2.5x3.5 mixed media on book page adhered to sketchbook paper completed today from one of many seagull photos.  Sketched in charcoal I also added small amounts of ink with Micron 01 pen.  Watercolor and gouache added for color.  Actual size and sketch below.

Miniature ACEO (art card edition original)

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Blue Gull ACEO

2.5x3.5 acrylic artist card, aka ACEO (art card edition original) done on watercolor paper, an abstract loose interpretation of a wild seagull.  Love those gulls! Contact me to purchase via PayPal at 1971ks@att.net.  Cost:  $25
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Cheeky Gull

15x11 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper that is today's work.  Going through my many bird photos this popped up, a rather cheeky guy about to steal the sandwich from my hand.  Forever the foragers, these seagulls never cease to amaze me with their loud raucous cries and bravado.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Gull Profile

6x9 watercolor, acrylic, and ink on paper done a few days ago on our mountain trip.  It is on a discarded book page and now most of the text is obliterated by paint.  I had been photographing sea gulls again here in town; they fly over my office windows at work, too. This one sat perched on the concrete ledge of the roof as if waiting for a handout, the cheeky character.  Since white gouache did not show up well on the paper I added white acrylic to bring out highlights.  I really do like how this turned out using an unconventional support.  Micron 01 pen used to sketch the bird.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.