Kids Zone

7x10 mixed media on Canson paper using pencil, Derwent Inktense, watercolor, and Conte' Pastels, drawn and painted today. These four young goats are a detail from a larger photo featuring many more, courtesy Oty/WetCanvas! I added a tail on the left kid and changed the background and foreground into a vignette. We had 2 hours to do any chosen from 16 images provided and this one took me an hour and maybe 10 minutes.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Bucket of Blooms - Primula Pail

6x6 watercolor and ink (Pigma Micron 01 pen/Daniel Smith watercolors) on Masters paper, drawn and painted as today's daily work.
The primulas, or primroses, are so varied and colorful and they looked right at home in my old metal bucket.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Two Dogs Playing

9x6.5 watercolor of two dogs playing, stopping long enough to pose for a photo; these pets belong to Valri who supplied her photo for us to paint in Watermedia forum of WetCanvas! This is today's daily painting.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Picket Line Hollyhocks

11x7 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a quick demo done yesterday in the studio for the class, a totally imaginary scene. I love to paint white subjects and to do another picket fence was right up my alley (no pun intended).  Also hollyhocks are my favorite cottage flower with their tall upright heirloom blooms so reminiscent of another time when the world was calmer and quieter.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.  *PRINTS AVAILABLE on my website http://www.kaysmith.artspan.com/

White Cat in Window

14.5x6.25 watercolor of an almost solid white cat posing for me in front of a sunny window, where cats will invariably be found.
Image is painted on 140 lb cold press paper/Daniel Smith paints.  This work is SOLD.
COPYRIGHT 2010 Kay Smith.

Great Blue Heron

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done a few days ago of a great blue heron flying low over the water; photo ref courtesy WetCanvas and featured on February's animal/wildlife forum challenge.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Poppy Portrayal

6x6 watercolor and ink on Masters paper, done today using Micron 01 pen by Sakura, and Daniel Smith paints.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.