Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Bright Sun

7x9 watercolor on Masters Touch 80 lb paper in sketchbook done last week as part of a WetCanvas challenge I set up. Participants were given the prompt 'sun' and had to fit it into a landscape, skyscape, marine scape, etc. In my imaginary scene I used a cut circle from masking tape to adhere to the paper then painted around that, as I don't use frisket/miskit or any masking fluid. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Monday, May 6, 2024

Hollyhock Heaven

15x11 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, painted wet into wet from some of my hollyhock photo refs. I first painted this back in 1999. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2024

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Pink Coneflower and Black Red Butterfly

7.5x5 watercolor and ink line with Micron 01 pen done one weekend while in the cool mountains from my coneflower photos. Support used: Moleskine sketchbook for watercolor with Daniel Smith paints. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Drowsy Elephant

6x6 watercolor and ink using STA Lictin pen 0.3 and Gansai Tambi graphite paints by Kuretake. This is on Masters Touch 80 lb paper in sketchbook done a few days ago. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Friday, May 3, 2024

Midday Sunflowers

6x6 watercolors over ink pen using STA Lictin 0.05 in Masters Touch sketchbook done last week, a bit early to see sunflowers so used my own photos of them. So bright and cheerful I'd like to plant some. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Aquarius Self Portrait

15x11 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a self portrait finished last week. Using a side shot photo of myself plus part of waterlilies photo taken years ago, a combination of water bearer Aquarius was created. Daniel Smith paints and DaVinci were used. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Plum Pink Daylily

8x6 watercolor using Rosa paints made in Ukraine done last week, a quick daylily in pink and purple hues. I planted these in our front flowerbed but the deer eat them before they can bloom. This is on Masters Touch 140 lb cold press paper. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Giraffes Grazing

7x10 mixed watermedia collage on Canson mixed media paper. Drawn with an orange Magic colored pencil, then a fast underpainting with transp...