Kingbird Threesome

4x6 watercolor and ink using STA Lictin 0.3 pen on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper I'd been using under smaller work to catch drips done today. I like how abstract marks such as these random colors support a more realistic subject as the kingbird. Birds were sketched in pen then minimal color using Payne's grey, sepia, and indigo for the darks; barbed wire fence they are on was painted with burnt sienna and quinacridone burnt sienna. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Fat Cardinal

6x8.5 watercolor and Faber Castell Pitt XS pen on Color-Sketch paper done last week, a whimsical look at a fluffy, fat male cardinal sitting out on his branch or twig.  I love doing these fun birds in art, a common sight outside my windows.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.