Lonesome Spruce and a Happy Thanksgiving Day

8x5 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on Winsor Newton Cotman 140 lb cold press paper painted yesterday, an imaginary tree to get the holidays going. Happy Thanksgiving to all! COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Apple Buckets

15x11 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper of a simple autumn apple gathering scene. These apples would make a great pie, cake, or fresh fruit. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Summer Tree

4.75x4.5 acrylics and ink over abstract background made by using a brayer to roll on paint. A large tree stamp in black ink used to make the tree shape. Try to celebrate summer before it ends. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

FADING TREE

4.5x4.5 mixed media (acrylics, ink) on Canson 140 lb cold press paper using a tree stamp for design done last week. The paper was a pulled print that had paint rolled on with a brayer, scraped, reapplied, let dry. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Rosebreasted Grosbeak in Wisconsin

8x6 watercolor and ink (Micron 01 pen) in Stillman & Birn sketchbook done past few days.

Photo courtesy JennaH/WetCanvas.com  COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Leopard Tree

5.75x6.5 watercolor and ink on wc paper, sketched some time ago, then never finished until now by adding color to the cat.  Up in his perch on a limb he watches for the next prey.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Birdhouse

11x15 watercolor on 140 lb Saunders paper I painted awhile back that is SOLD. 
I was learning how to do negative painting and it is easily seen in the leaves.  This small birdhouse was photographed on the way to the frame shop and it was the second time to paint it from this angle.  At this time I'd been doing watercolor about 3 years.  A large orange trumpet vine framed the little house and the first wash was an underpainting of primary colors.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.