Cuban Window - Day 14 of Thirty Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done today.  I took a detail from the reference on this past weekend drawing event with WetCanvas.com; an old house in Cuba with many windows.  It did not have clay pots of geraniums.

 Also since 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Art - mixed media Day 13

15x7 mixed media acrylics on wc paper 140 lb cold press, a wild abstraction in which I lettered ART for a fun piece.

Also since 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

White Fat Rooster

6x4 watercolor and ink on paper, a barnyard farm scene that is now SOLD.

Also since 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Beijing - Day 11 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink on paper which is today's work.  Once I saw this old Chinese door hardware with its ornate Eastern influence I knew it needed to be sketched.  Pigma Micron 01 pen used on Masters Touch sketchbook.
Also since 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Bluejay sketch

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink on paper.  Using a Staedtler 0.3 pigment liner I quickly sketched one of our backyard birds over multicolored wash background rather than coloring in the bird in the usual way.

Also since last Tuesday 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Longhorn Lope

7.5x5 watercolor and ink (Staedtler Lumocolor pen) on Moleskine for watercolor sketchbook paper.  In May I found longhorns in a Snyder, TX pasture and this one was kicking up his heels in a fast lope.  I always enjoy painting the University of Texas mascot.

Also since last Tuesday 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Sora Bird - for Day 9 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

9x12 watercolor and ink line on paper of a sora bird.  I drew him with Lamy Safari pen/Noodler's grey ink first then added color. Also since last Tuesday 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.  Photo courtesy of my friend Carole Berry who photographed this bird in her birdbath.  I eliminated that and just put him in a watery area with a few grasses and twigs.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.