Shiny Red Balls

9x6.75 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done last week or so ago, another Christmas themed still life featuring ornaments against glistening snow. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Snowy Path with Street Lamps

8x8 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on 140 lb cold press Masters Touch Premium paper completed yesterday, using more than one reference photo for the lamps and for the foliage. Imagine hurrying along this path in the freezing snow in this imaginary winter city scene. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Cardinal in Snowy Branches

16x20 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done right before the first of December using multiple photos and imagination. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Chickadees and Pinecones

15x11 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper that is today's work.  This is brush only, no pencil drawing before and no references.  First I used a white crayon to mark the birds' feathers and snow areas. Then began painting with mixed darks first: Quinacridone burnt orange + UB, and quin gold with Prussian blue for green areas.  Midtone greys, a mix of colors already on the palette, were put in then raw sienna, quin gold, quin burnt orange for pinecones.  Splattering was done last when dry.  I tried to show their feathers fluffing against the cold.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Christmas Birdhouse

6.5x3.5 watercolor done recently for a special painting friend after a birdhouse seen in the mountains of New Mexico. Painted wet on dry I used Daler Rowney 140 lb cold press paper and not too many colors (quinacridone burnt orange and gold, UB, Grumbacher true red, mint julep, green gold.)   No masking fluid was used.  This work is SOLD.
COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.