Old Rusted GMC Truck

11x15 watercolor painted last week based on an earlier version of an old Jimmy, also sold, with this one a bit more green.  Foliage is layered and I used negative painting for the branches, twigs and stems flanking the old rusty truck.  I love the twin bullet holes in its ancient windshield along with telephone poles reflection.  This image is SOLD.
COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Sunflower Time

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line on Masters paper done last week while working on Sketchbook Skool assignments.  After a line drawing was done using Micron 01 pen I added the word 'sunflower' around the composition, then loosely splashed various warm golds and ochres across its face.  Cools were put in next and no form was followed.  I could go back with a darker color and do the background to make the flower stand out for a different look.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Plains TX Motel Sign

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line with Micron 01 pen I sketched last Friday passing thru Plains, Texas with good friend and fellow artist SuzyPal.  I liked her version much better but this old sign was begging to be painted.  As part of Sketchbook Skool, we had to go outside with a buddy and do some art so this subject fit the bill.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Charming Chickadee

6x4 watercolor of a charming blackcapped chickadee on an abstract background...I'm back to my series of doing those sweet little fellows.  This one will go into a white scrollwork frame with no mat.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Trick or Treat!

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line (Pigma Micron 01 pen) drawn on Masters Touch sketch paper today, inspired by all the latest Halloween decorations.  Fun yet spooky, let these pleasing pumpkins smile your worries away while the black cat and bats gather for a midnight rendevous.  The large spider is busy spinning its web to catch us all in this happy, haunted tree.  Happy Halloween to all my blog followers and customers!
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Mischievous Mice

11x15 watercolor imaginary scene in which I drew mice from several small figurines I'd bought for Halloween.  They are discussing which wine to have with their large wedge of sharp cheddar cheese and gossiping about the day's events.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Old Lamesa Truck (demo Big Spring Art Association)

11x15 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper/Daniel Smith pigments, painted last night for Big Spring Art Association.  Meetings are every third Tuesday at 7 pm, basement Howard County Library in Big Spring, TX.   The old rusted shell of a truck may be 30s or 40s but is vintage vehicle for sure.  I've reversed it from earlier versions, eliminated distant distracting houses, telephone poles and old junk.  Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith and can be seen for purchase on my Daily Painters gallery site (link in right sidebar).