Psycho Pig

7.5x11 mixed media on Arches 140 lb cold press paper.  Media used over a failed watercolor background are Derwent Inktense pencils, Caran D'Ache watersoluble wax crayons, black India ink, and Pigma Micron pen 01 (ink) to draw.  A fun pig and a little crazy, hence the title of this surreal sow.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Hampshire Hog

12x9 watercolor and India ink on Canson 140 lb cold press paper applied over initial sketch.  Photo reference courtesy Chammi/WetCanvas in Animal/Wildlife forum.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Psycho Pig

7.5x11 mixed media on Arches 140 lb cold press paper, drawn yesterday and painted today.  Media used over a failed watercolor background are Derwent Inktense pencils, Caran D'Ache watersoluble wax crayons, black India ink, and Pigma Micron 01 ink to draw.
A fun pig and a little crazy, hence the title of this surreal sow.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Pigs Collage demo "Hamming it Up!"

Final work done this afternoon in about an hour, adding dollar store gift wrap roses, pearls, and lace to the foreground and to their bodies at random.  I like the pearls before swine idea.  I used Derwent Matisse Background in pale beige (a misnomer because it is pale yellow) gesso to smooth that area then brushed some in front.  Oil pastel accents were added as well in this mixed watermedia piece.

Demo Pigs on collaged paper step 3

Last night I painted the pigs using Turner's gouache and got this far around midnight.  You can see the phone book pages through the paint. The guy on the far left now has some interesting ears! Love the mud on the far right rascal's snout.  I'm having way too much fun now to stop.  But did put in part of the foreground lower right.

Demo Pigs on Prepared Paper

This is a half sheet Arches 140 lb hot press paper with 4 phone book pages adhered to its surface with half matte medium and half water mix, apply several strips 1" masking tape firmly, wait 10 minutes then pull off.  Now this is ready when dry for a charcoal drawing.  I've done figures on this prepared paper but this time will do pigs.

 From my smaller ink sketch done Friday I've freehanded drawn 3 piglets.  I really love the character on the far right.  I'll use gouache to paint them with a 1" brush.

Sketch: The Three Little Pigs

My daily sketch this afternoon measures 8.5x11 on white drawing paper using Tombow black and grey brush pens.  Little pigs had been playing in the mud and enjoying their looking for mischief.  Tomorrow will paint a larger work from this quick draw.

Sausage Patty

12x9 watercolor of the other white meat in its daffodil environment, a whimsical work that usually gets me smiling.  Usually after doing a tight realistic painting I will do a fun one such as this imaginary scene on Strathmore paper.  I used Daniel Smith paints.

Porky Pig

22x15 acrylic and ink over a failed watercolor of watermelons that just did not work well.  This pig is a few years old.  I took some of the lemon shapes in the fruit still life and made pig rears as you can see in the background, and also did negative painting where needed. The hardest part was his large head as I wanted some of the watermelon to show yet needed basically one color in the shape.  On the farm, we used to feed the pigs watermelon so this just fit the bill.

Piggin' Out on Lime Snowcones

8.5x11 colored pencil on Bienfang 50 lb paper of three pigs who had been caught eating snowcones and the far right guy had too many lime flavored ones.