Dried Red Chile Pepper

5x7.5 colored pencils (watersoluble) on Moleskine paper completed last night for Sketchbook Skool homework; unsure if I'll add water to this one to watch the pencils become liquid.  Our lesson was to try dry media in a graphic way drawing from life.  This very old pepper pod was taken from a chile ristra I bought in New Mexico and is very dark red and not this bright red.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Pelican Post

5.5x8.5 watercolor on Masters paper done a few days ago while on a trip.  I love pelicans and this fellow was not budging from his post he was perched upon.  Reference courtesy WetCanvas Animal & Wildlife forum/October challenge.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Eastern Horse

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line on Masters Touch sketchbook done while in the mountains last week as part of Sketchbook Skool.  The assignment for homework was to sketch objects around you so I chose to do the head of an Eastern or Asian horse figurine I'd bought.  Text was added at the end for its mane; neutral colors were the leftovers on my palette while the background is transparent pyrrol orange by Daniel Smith paints.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Woody Dog (JRT)

5.5x8.5 gouache and ink line on Masters paper done today for a WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event hosted by Kathy.  Woody is her dog.  We were to complete a painting in 2 hours or less and this one is 1 hour plus 10 minutes to draw with Micron 01 pen.  We decided to do a tribute to fellow artist Deano who passed away last week, a wonderful guy and contributing painter on the site. His blog, Deano's Den Gallery, is a memorable way to view his work.  He always did 5x7 oils with red underpainting, so this Jack Russell terrier has a red gouache first layer.  Rest in peace, Deano, you are missed and the world is a little less colorful now.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Racy Ranunculus

5x7.5 watercolor over ink line on Moleskine paper done last night.  This grouping of various ranunculus was predominantly yellow orange with a few pinks and red thrown in for racy color.  These flowers at first glance resemble roses but their thick stems don't and their blooms are like poppy pods.  This work is now SOLD.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Drink Coffee

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line on Masters paper, using Micron 01 pen done yesterday as part of Sketchbook Skool week assignments.

Image COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Fall Aspen Color

12x6 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb paper painted yesterday while in the mountains. In this imaginary scene the tall trees tell us that fall color is here to be savored and sampled until the first frost. Embrace autumn for nature's plentiful palette!

Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.