Little Bluebird

4.25x4.25 acrylics on gessoed watercolor paper of an imaginary young bird. It was fun to put all the blues I had into its feathers. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Pancho and Lefty

15x22 watercolor and acrylics on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper of two imaginary parrots I painted over an existing still life that was not working. This was part of a demo done in Colorado City in 2011. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2020

Pelican on the Pier

10.5x6.75 mixed media on paper done over this past weekend using crayon, Tombow burnt sienna brush pen nib, watercolor, walnut ink, and charcoal.  For an online challenge we had 2 hours to choose an image and paint it.  These oft-overlooked birds are common around water and I've always loved to paint or sketch them in their comical ways.
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Contemporary Chickadee

5x7 acrylic on matboard, another in my chickadee series.  For this background I used a detail section of another painting which featured brocade pillows.  With this view there are actually two pillow patterns used.  In designing this bird it took about 2 days; colors are vivid flat shapes with little if any shading.
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Female Bushtit Bird

4.5x7 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper completed yesterday from my stash of numerous bird photos.  The female bushtit bird's coloring blended right in with the purple and pink sage floral.
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Branching Out Cardinal

15x11 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of a male cardinal in the cold snow and ice.  This is a previous work and is SOLD.
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Sparrow on Fence with Hydrangeas

12x9 watercolor on Canson Montval 140 lb cold press paper/Daniel Smith paints. I worked from a black and white print and made up the lovely hydrangeas below the barbed wire fence he is on.  Background is nothing more than mixing the colors out on my palette into a grey mess, then applying with very wet 1" flat brush.
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Night Heron

9x5.5 watercolor and ink line of vintage book text done over the weekend; image courtesy WetCanvas of a graceful night heron amidst lots of leaves.  Micron 01 pen used to sketch the bird.
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Blackbird in Brusho

4.75x4.25 Brusho (watercolor crystals) on 140 lb cold press paper painted quickly this afternoon using brush only and water.  I used black Brusho and no other colors.  Two blackbirds yesterday were looking for food so they served as inspiration.
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Sparrow Spot ~ National Draw a Bird Day

9x12 Brusho and a small amount of watercolor on the sparrow's feathers of burnt sienna and ultramarine blue.  I first spritzed water at random with a fine mister spray onto dry paper then dusted Brusho watercolor crystals using Olive Green only.  Colors ran and patterns emerged.  When dry I did a pencil sketch using a small bird figurine from life then did the feathers making the imaginary male sparrow come alive for #National DrawABirdDay today.
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Canada Goose

7x9.5 watercolor pencils on paper done last month, a goose happily swimming along in the water which I've depicted with multiple blues and greens, with a few orange accents.  Photo courtesy WetCanvas/Federico Garcia.
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Pretty Boy Peacock

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of a proud peacock in his full tail feather display.  This one has gone to a major show.
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Spotted Towhee

8x8 alcohol inks on white glossy paper done in July but not yet posted here on the blog.  I see these towhees visiting outside of Texas and they're really lovely.
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Turkey Buzzard

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink (Micron 01 pen) on Masters sketchbook done this past weekend for another WetCanvas timed event that I finished well before the 2 hour time limit.  I tried to make this carnivorous/carrion eating bird look menacing.
Photo courtesy Billy Smith.
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Green Cheeked Parakeet

2.5x3.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted today as one of the animal and wildlife photos I've posted in a WetCanvas forum June challenge.

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Weaver Bird

6x6 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper drawn yesterday for a WetCanvas challenge as hosted by Virginia, then painted today.  I loved the nest made of grass the weaver bird has made for its home.
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Lovely Lorikeet

22 1/4x 15 1/4 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper done today of another artist, Susan's lorikeet in a tree.  As a timed exercise for the weekend drawing event works had to be done within 2 hours and this one was 1 hour/45 minutes.  The foliage actually took the longest.  Her bird was next to a grey stucco wall but I've made it into clouds here.
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Hummer Happiness

4.5x4 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper from one of my many hummingbird photos done yesterday, a head shot of this happy fellow planning where to fly and find nectar next.
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Bird Feeding

15x11 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper done today of two young birds being fed by their mother in the background.  These juvenile sparrows can't wait to get their meal swallowed.  I painted this for the current weekend drawing event on WetCanvas hosted by Mike Bennett of Canada.
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Two Chickadees

9x12 alcohol inks on paper, one of two demos done yesterday in Odessa for the art association there.  Is it raining or is it about to snow these two could be asking.
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