Stamens

6x2.5 fluid acrylics and white gel pen on 140 lb cold press watercolor paper done a few days ago using leftover paint on paper scrap, making a floral abstract with focus on the stamens. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Barn Owl Secrets

9.5x6.5 mixed media on old dictionary page done yesterday. After a pencil sketch, I outlined the barn owl with black India ink and walnut ink using a wooden chopstick. Acrylic inks used to color in feathers and Montana markers used for background. Micron 05 pen used for feather details. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Pumpjack Stormy Skies

11x15 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press rough paper completed over the weekend, a west Texas landscape at dusk with a pumpjack working hard. Stormy skies are overhead and nighttime is approaching in this dramatic oilfield from one of my petroleum photos. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Blooming Strawberry

11x15 watercolor on Magnani 140 lb cold press paper just completed from a fresh bloom of the fruit which is not classified as a real berry, such as a blueberry. I like the bright sun drenched clay pot against the red fruit and dark background. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Sleeping Midge

4x6 watercolor and Micron 01 pen on a magazine insert card done for an online cat challenge.This is Midget, who goes by Midge, all curled up in her kitty pet bed that is really brown in color. (She's a rescue kitty from our town's kill shelter in 2011). I used a card from F+W Publications' Drawing magazine that I subscribe to for this cat pet portrait. Whiskers were painted around and not masked. I did not plan for Drawing to be across her white fur, it is just how it worked out. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Fall Fruit & Leaves

8x8 watercolor on Masters Touch premium 140 lb cold press paper completed today for another online WetCanvas challenge; image courtesy Susan/tyree. Participants have 2 hours to choose an image provided and sketch or paint their selection. I thought the fall leaves behind the fruit on a glass plated basket was too colorful to pass up. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Baby Sloth

4.5x4.5 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press sketched and painted a few days ago, just a baby sloth from one of my zoo photos. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith