Valentine Heart WIP on canvas

12x12 torn paper collage on canvas board, a work in progress in my series on hearts for Valentine's Day.  First I drew a heart shape with black felt tip pen.  I opened my stash of color coded magazine pages to the reds then tore, not cut with scissors, various pieces that are adhered with matte medium using an old bristle brush.  Look center and down right to see the letters H-E-A-R-T with the T being red on a blue background.  This is about 1.5 hours work and will post progressive photos tomorrow.
WIP Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Recipe for Romance - Wine, Roses, Valentines!

15x11 watercolor done this afternoon with Valentine's Day in mind.  After drawing in all the elements of wine glasses, rose and leaves, I painted wet on dry.  When finished, I took an old red paper heart stencil and painted its holes in heart patterns to provide detail at the bottom foreground.  A little Chablis and Chardonnay go a long way for romance and if he puts the rose in his mouth, I'm his...