An Aspen Alley

4.5x3.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done about a week and a half ago, an imaginary autumn aspen tree scene. I remember being too scared to paint trees so would avoid them but after studying their characteristics and sketching them in various stages of growth, they have become easier. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Spring Aspens

9.5x7 watercolor done today in Ecosystem sketchbook over a pencil sketch of aspen trees and branches seen on our last trip to the mountains. I mixed Coastal Fog and Titanium White gouache with other yellows and blues, even black, to get the various green shades. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

September Aspens

8.5x5.5 watercolor on Masters sketchbook done on the last day of September, an imaginary fall tree scene with blue skies; love the bark on these tall stately forest inhabitants. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith