Neighbor's Cat

24x18 watercolor of a very curious cat looking outside his house to some intriguing object, probably a bird or a moving tree branch or even another cat.  Painted wet in wet on Canson Montval block I used Daniel Smith, DaVinci, and American Journey paints.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2018.

Pensive Woman

9x8.5 alcohol inks on white freezer paper sketched today using only a wooden chopstick.  The woman was one of the models we had used before during a workshop I took in south Texas named Karen and this looks nothing like her.  Just another figure in my woman series.
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Butterfly Woman

9x12 India inks and charcoal on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done this afternoon, another in my series of women.  This imaginary contemporary woman has multiple colors in the background for her hair and fluttering butterflies.  Her proportions are not exact as this is not a photorealistic work.  I like working with Dr. Ph. Martin's Bombay inks and my acrylic brushes; inks can be thinned with water and perform identical to watercolors or acrylics.  When dry they are permanent, lightfast, and shiny.
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Fuchsia Fun

4x5 alcohol inks on glossy photo paper done last week, another abstract floral featuring the hot pink favorite color of fuchsia.  Stems made with wooden chopstick on the right side.
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Smiling Woman

8x6 mixed media collage on matboard done today.  Sketched with a black ink marker on top of collaged newsprint, paper, white acrylic paint was used along with Montana acrylic markers.  Watercolor crayons provided facial shadows.
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4 Inch Petunias and Geraniums

18x20.25 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper painted from one of my greenhouse photos of mostly white geraniums with purple and red petunias scattered about.  A stencil was used for the patterned metal mesh the potted plants are sitting on.
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Patio Patterns

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper/Daniel Smith paints done today in under two hours for another online event in WetCanvas; hosted by Helen.  I added foliage and grass to this scene and extended the foreground.  Shadow patterns were so unique and difficult to draw and paint but enjoyable.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.