Siskin Song

8x8 watercolor using White Nights paints on Masters Touch premium 140 lb cold press paper done last weekend at the end of my art tour in New Mexico. For this siskin, I used a #1 script liner or rigger brush on wet areas starting with the darks first. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Red Orange Cactus Flowers

5x7 watercolor using White Nights paints on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper painted a few weeks ago from some blooming cactus. The blossoms of red orange are a nice complementary color for all the green pods. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Goat Group

6.5x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted today wet on dry, using my 2008 goat reference Tombow brush pen ink sketch. After I did a loose pencil drawing colors were laid in using a #6 round synthetic brush, darks first, then medium tones, then white of the paper in this barnyard vignette. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Pine Siskin

9x4.75 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, first done in 2016, then last week I did an experiment with the bird art, pouring pale pink/pale blue acrylic. After letting the acrylics (mixed with silicone) settle, I rinsed off the paint under the faucet before they could dry. In return there is now a nice abstract background and a softening of the elements. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Watermelon Slices

4x7.75 watercolor using White Nights paints on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week, a refreshing fruit still life of red watermelon. This was for another online WetCanvas challenge. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Purple Lotus Blossom

7x5 watercolor using White Nights paints on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper done last week. As part of an online challenge, this bud or about to be blossom was colored with mixed purples and blue hues. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Playful Pearl

6.5x9.25 watercolor over quick rough pencil sketch of my new kitten Pearl, on 140 lb cold press Saunders paper, done on first day of August. I have taken many photos of her and this one is loose and has lost edges. I did use crimson India ink with a chopstick when dry to add line emphasis here and there. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith