March Daffodil

7.25x4 miniature watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done earlier in the month, a bulb of spring sprouting its yellow cheerfulness all around. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Garden Chicken

6x8 watercolor on Fluid 140 lb hot press paper done earlier in the month as part of another online WetCanvas challenge. References are provided and participants have 2 hours to select then paint. The motivation is that you usually choose a subject that ordinarily you wouldn't and must quickly develop a liking for it or a passion. To me this chicken exploring her garden shows curiousity of animals and birds that is amazing to think about. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Lost Wagon on the Prairie

6x9 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper painted a couple weeks ago using my wagon sketch I found in an old sketchbook. But no reference photo could be found so colors are imaginary of the lost wagon on the prairie. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Eye of the Rooster

9x6 watercolor on Winsor & Newton 140 lb cold press paper, done earlier in the month using one of many rooster and chicken photo references. With this fellow, I've cropped him closely to better focus on his eye and comb. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Party Time Parrot Tulip

9x6 watercolor using Rosa brand paints made in Ukraine on Winsor & Newton 140 lb cold press paper done earlier this month. With this variegated parrot tulip I've added other colors that complement one another for maximum effect. Before painting the tulip, I did a pale underpainting wash with pink, blue, and yellow primary colors. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

March Tulip Collage

8x5.5 mixed media collage in new junk journal, a book written in the 1940s. I used watercolor, ink, various papers with text and adhered to the book page done first part of March. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Bug Eyed Bunny ~ Happy Easter!

Bug Eyed Bunny ~ Happy Easter! 9x7 watercolor over ink sketch with Micron 01 pen in Masters Touch sketchbook. The rabbit, or hare, or bunny, was sketched last week; ref courtesy WetCanvas for Weekend Drawing Event. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith