Gull Deep Dive

8.5x5.5 watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper using White Nights paints done last week; ref courtesy WetCanvas for the regular weekend drawing event. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Gull Alert

6x9 watercolor done on 70 lb paper in sketchbook towards the end of August while on a trip (ref courtesy another artist) using White Nights paints. I cropped out most of the other parts of the photo to focus on the seagull close up. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Gull Landing

9x7 watercolor in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper, done over the past weekend for another WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event. Ref courtesy Rousay. Participants have 2 hours to select their choice image to paint and this one was done close to an hour. The ref had him landing on grass so I've changed it to water and sky. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Gull Glare

6x8 watercolor and Brusho on Fluid 100 hot press 140 lb paper done first of the month; ref courtesy WetCanvas artist host. I enjoyed the gull who seemed to be glaring at something in its environment. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Florida Flamingo #National Draw a Bird Day

7.5x5 watercolor and India ink painted this afternoon for #National Draw a Bird Day that happens every April 8th.  Below is my pencil drawing.

Graphite rendering of my Florida flamingo sketched in pencil.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

White Pelican

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5.5X8.5 mixed media on Bienfang sketchbook.  First version is the BEFORE image where I used only watercolor over graphite drawing.  On the mixed media paper there was not enough contrast.  (This is a cropped view of a flying white pelican).  Yesterday I took Montana acrylic markers and went over the water using green and dark blue, then a light pink over the bird's upper beak.  Next I put white marker in spots on his feathers to brighten him up, and splattered periwinkle blue with a large brush when dry.  Lastly I applied black India ink via dropper for partial outlines and darkest darks.

Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Sandpiper

5.75x4.25 watercolor and ink on paper, another magazine insert card from the publication Sunset, done today.  This little shorebird was in the beach photos from last August's Florida trip.  When I run out I'll have to go back.  In this one I moved palm tree trunks closer and shaded with carbazole violet that was nicely paired with burnt sienna for a background sunset.  With black Tombow I used the brush end of the dual pen to draw then added water to blend darkest areas.  Some white gouache, quinacridone gold, Prussian and UB round out the pigments used.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.