Smooth Sailing

6x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done today; ref courtesy Wendy Manning/WetCanvas weekend drawing event. I enjoyed the view from the bow of the sailboat as well as the beautiful wood of the deck, etc. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Catching Waves

9x6 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over the past weekend for another WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event, a timed exercise of 2 hours. Ref courtesy of the artist host; this is her son getting ready to ride the surf waves. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Surfer Dude - finished version

13x10 watercolor on matboard work in progress fiished today. I used touches of gouache to soften and mute out some of the more obvious black Micron pen lines and to add splatter in foreground water drops.