Signs of Spring II

16x20 watercolor of pink geraniums in my old white wicker chair, painted wet in wet on 140 lb paper/Daniel Smith and DaVinci paints. Seeing geraniums each year for the first time always lets us know it is Spring. I also painted the same porch scene in oil and that version has been purchased by a private collector. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Ratty Wicker Chair

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a demo done yesterday for my Monday art class. First I did a value study with black Tombow brush pen on Bristol board 400 series 100 lb. With water and a rigger brush, a grey middle tone was made, and from this sketch the vignette was created. The old chair was on a porch in east Texas where I photographed it with its great shadows. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cardinal Perch

12x6 acrylics on board begun yesterday and finished today, an imaginary male cardinal perched on his branch. I used Liquitex brand paints. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Fat Tody Bird

12x12 acrylics on a gessoed and primed art board done yesterday using brush and palette knife. This fellow has a long pointed beak similar to a hummingbird's but is a different species. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Another Shade of Bluebird

6x6 mixed media on Canson 140 lb cold press backing sheet that had watercolor, Brusho crystals, and acrylics. Today I sketched a whimsical bird face and beak then used a palette knife with acrylics in layers to finish this bluebird. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Kitty Dreams

5.5×5.5 watercolor, gouache, and acrylics with white gel pen in Arteza for an online WetCanvas.com event. Each weekend up to 16 images are uploaded by the host and participants have 2 hours to do their magic. This ref is courtesy tyree. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

March Callas

6x6 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press rough paper painted a few days ago to loosen up, just drawing imaginary calla lilies and making up a background. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith