Trumpet Vine

15x11 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done today as part of WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event.  Host is Oty from Greece who posted 16 images giving us 2 hours to draw and paint our choice.  I chose a house but made it white instead of dull red and gave it an orange red roof.  Trumpet vines were very stunning in front of the property.
Image is 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.