Little Pirate Boy

7.5x5 watercolor on 140 lb Canson cold press paper done recently of an artist friend's grandson.  Photo courtesy Martha Simmering.  This was one of the selected images the Big Spring Art Association had for our summer challenge.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

As Sweet as Pie - (little girl) WIP done

22x15 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper, completed this afternoon after several more hours of work adding the background.  I did add the crayon marks and doodles she had done on a white paper underneath the dessert plate, and thought it added a childlike charm to the little girl growing up.  The strawberry cheesecake looks good enough to eat.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Work in Progress: As Sweet as Pie little girl portrait

22x15 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper, a work in progress (WIP) begun today from a photo I took of Leah Roman Hughes' granddaughter.  I only had my iPhone photo reference from which to work, and this is as far as I got today.  There are black chairs behind her that I'll paint tomorrow which will make her white denim jacket really pop!  Her red hairbow is a nice counterbalance to the fruit.  The cheesecake covered with fat ripe strawberries looks too yummy!  The title will be "As Sweet as Pie".
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.