Hunter Hawk

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted  as part of an online challenge.  It is done wet on dry with a fairly limited palette in a direct painting method.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Barn Swallow

6x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done last week of a single barn swallow (image courtesy Dave Slaughter/WetCanvas) I painted for one of that site's forum challenges.  The ref had multiple birds but I decided to feature only one and do it in a fairly loose manner of darks first, then midtone values, then lights.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

October Owls

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line using Pigma Micron 01 pen on Masters Touch paper drawn yesterday and painted today from two barn owl figurines.  After I started collecting the wild birds I realized how popular they are and how very intriguing.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.