Owl Landing

6x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done this weekend for another WetCanvas monthly challenge; ref courtesy of the reference image library.  The owl was titled "snowy" but those don't have tan feathers under wings or on breast/legs areas.  The Eurasion eagle owl does, however.  Background on this vignette was loosely applied Periwinkle and ultramarine blue sky colors and trees were a mixed green plus sepia.  Black accent color was mixed quin burnt orange plus ultramarine blue.  My works are now available on www.dailypaintworks.com via PayPal for purchase.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

White Throated Sparrow

4.25x6 watercolor and ink line on an artist magazine subscription card.  I used Micron 01 pen to sketch the sparrow and this is one of my favorite bird paintings.
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Cardinal Courtship

11x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper drawn and painted today of two cardinal lovebirds.  He is trying to woo her to his way of thinking as a potential mate.  Several cardinals are seen frequently in our side and backyards year round; so this is not necessarily a Christmas themed piece.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Spring Sparrows

11.75x15.5 acrylics on gessoed matboard of two sparrows just won 2nd place in San Angelo TX Fiesta in Realism show in the Oil/Acrylic division.  This was painted last year and was a featured demonstration for the Midland Palette Club workshop I was teaching.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Bird Shadow

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink on paper sketched from a figurine and made to look real like a sparrow.  Primary colors used for underpainting.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.