Flying South

5.5x8 watercolor on Strathmore Visual Journal 140 lb done a few days ago while out of town. A previous trip I had seen sandhill cranes flying so they were the inspiration for this simple landscape.  Note the repetition of the V-shaped birds with that of the trees.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Chuy Resting

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink of my grey tabby Chuy resting on his blanket back of the couch.  Drawn with Lamy Safari pen and Grey Noodler's ink on paper.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Mandie's Pears

9x10.25 mixed media (colored pencils, watercolor, India ink) on paper done recently along with stamped letters.  Drawn from life, this pear was one my nephew's wife brought over the holidays ordered from Harry and David company.  Very juicy!
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

White Pelican

11x15 watercolor of a white pelican recently painted and featured on WetCanvas.  The background was a real challenge due to all the grasses.  Some areas were negatively painted but overall dark values set off the lightest lights of the bird's feathers.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Yellow Umbrella

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line on paper done recently for our monthly Watermedia forum challenge on WetCanvas.  This beach scene is a composition using two different photos supplied by host Valri Ary. The couple was in another scene.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

In the Pink

30x22 mixed media on Lana 140 lb hot press paper, an imaginary figure done from an earlier sketch.  For this I used ink, watercolor, and acrylic and finished yesterday.  It is one I kept working on until finally it clicked; I had a mulitcolored and patterned background that was competing with the costume so just painted over it all again in white acrylic.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Dove in ink

9x10.25 ink line and gouache sketch done today to repeat yesterday's Sketchbook Skool assignment as I did not do the lesson right or so I thought.  I used an antique concrete dove, one of two mourning doves I've had for many years, and quickly did its outline in pale tan gouache.  When dry, a more precise wide black ink line was done with a marker, then with a ultrafine tip Sharpie pen put in the details.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.