Sleepy Dog

5.5x8.5 watercolor and Micron 01 pen for this sleepy spaniel I first sketched in ink for last month's #InkTober2020 challenge. This is on Masters sketchbook paper 90 lbs. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Lazy Lab Mix

9x12 watercolor pencils on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a recent sleeping yellow lab mix dog that belongs to another artist.  After sketching in the dog with wc pencils, water was added.  You can see his paws bent close to his neck.  The blue around head and body was the owner's sweater.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Sleepy Boston Terrier

7x9.5 watercolor and black Tombow brush pen on Ecosystem sketchbook done today.  First I used a rocks and stones design stencil with opaque and transparent orange tones over the white paper.  When dry, I sketched the Boston terrier with the Tombow and filled in black areas.  My photo had a leopard print behind the dog and a white blanket in front; he had his head on top of a dog toy.  So I filled in the background with Blue Bice (Cheap Joe's American Journey) and Transparent Pyrrol Orange (Daniel Smith), ignoring the rocks and stones shapes.  All in all he made a cute sketch almost as if he is dreaming of being outside.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Bassett Hound sketch

11x8.5 ink sketch of a sleepy bassett hound, done yesterday and finished today.  I used grey Pitt ink pen made by Faber Castell and drew on Masters Touch sketchbook.  Every day I've been doing a sketch since 1 January, and some days do two, usually right after getting up at 5 a.m.  You can't go wrong with a cup of coffee, ink, and a blank white page! Maybe this one will morph into a new watercolor...