Bird Watch

7x9 watercolor and ink line on sketchbook paper 80 lb, a continued work from last year. I've used a Micron 01 pen and added the word 'bird' to the composition. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Birdwatch

7x9 watercolor and ink using White Nights paints and Micron 01 pen on 80 lb sketchbook paper done last week. Another imaginary pair of birds with not too much realism but just enough to say Spring is here. At least the cedar waxwing and common sparrow think so. COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith

Sora Bird - for Day 9 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

9x12 watercolor and ink line on paper of a sora bird.  I drew him with Lamy Safari pen/Noodler's grey ink first then added color. Also since last Tuesday 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.  Photo courtesy of my friend Carole Berry who photographed this bird in her birdbath.  I eliminated that and just put him in a watery area with a few grasses and twigs.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.