Snow Dog

11x15 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, drawn and painted today.  An imaginary background and foreground were put in to go with my white dog photo that was actually a water scene.  An upcoming exhibition  theme is animals in snow, hence the winter environment and landscape.  I love to paint white subjects in watercolor.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 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.

Electric Elk

 8.5x6 colored pencils on ColorSketch grey toned paper drawn Friday and finished today.  I like using dry media as it is faster and gives some amazing results.  Colored pencils are as pictured below with my first 3 on the right, Magic Pencils by Koh-i-noor, available at Michael's stores.  Newer product on the left are also swirled leads of different colors at WalMart.  They are not watersoluble.  Both elk antlers are done with two separate pencils and just look at the variation in each.  If you like to try other art supplies these may be just the thing!
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Red Anjou and Yellow Bartlett Pears

16.5x20 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper of red and yellow pears that I set up and photographed last Sunday in a yellow and green ceramic compote.  Yellow is the one color you cannot darken so it is a really difficult task for the artist to manage getting values down to the levels they should be seen.  There is also nice bounce light into the pears shadows as well as the dish coming from the southeastern window sunlight.  Altogether the colors interplay well with primaries red, blue and yellow with cool greens in a small supportive role.  This work was done for Painting Friends October pears online challenge.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Tuxedo Tulips

18x14 watercolor of three imaginary tulips painted awhile back that is SOLD. 
With this one, I had placed tall green leaves behind the blooms and they were not very prominent, so I made a mixed black (alizarin + thalo green) and darkened the background.  Still visible are tiny specks of other colors.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Spooky Old Barn

10x14 watercolor painted on 140 lb cold press paper of an abandoned barn, falling down bit by bit as the years encroach upon its once proud facade.  This was done around Halloween in 2009 so you can see by pigment choices the time of season; a solitary existence of this old structure setting a somber mood.  Also it was a timed exercise in under 2 hours.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Zebra - Splendor in the Grass

22x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper painted from one of my wildlife park photos of a zebra eating his grass.  This work sold at its first show.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith and is SOLD.