Seagull Shore

3x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done over this past weekend for an online challenge; photo ref courtesy Deb Cruce. With this image, I cropped the gull's lower body to focus on its head then put foam of the shore water behind showing less beach sand. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

December Deer

6x9 watercolor with white wax crayon on 140 lb. cold press paper done over the past weekend as part of another online challenge. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Vintage Christmas Truck

11x14 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper just finished, a vintage pickup truck with gifts galore in the snow. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

November Rose Petals

6x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper, done a few days ago, sketching from life a dark red rose and a peace rose that grow at my studio. After putting both in a vase I noticed a rosebud with the red one so it was included. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Blazing Sunflower Sky

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done a few weeks ago, focusing on a sunflower backside and the sky rather than its center. In this imaginary floral scene I've used both cool and warm colors for the sky and its everchanging landscape. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Angelic Acquaintances

8.25x5.25 mixed media in junk journal done a few days ago using a metal sculpture of an angel holding a bird and a star. I used STA 03 pen to sketch, watercolor for color, and walnut ink applied with wooden chopstick for line work. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Another Allen's Hummingbird

6x4 watercolor Brusho crystals on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, another hummingbird in my series of the tiny but mighty birds. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith