Indonesian Man

12x5 mixed media on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press wc paper done last weekend for another timed WetCanvas event; ref courtesy Dewi Saputra. I used STA Lictin ink 0.3 pen to sketch him over a used paper sheet that had markings of all media on it. His face was not to my liking so I put white gesso over it, then re-sketched and painted with gouache and some watercolor. The "belt" was not part of his dark blue shirt (they dye their clothes this color) but is part of the original paper I painted around that now goes with the background. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Southwest Still Life

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line done last month for a western online challenge.  In this simple still life, a western hat sits atop a pile of hay in the old barn and a rope keeps them company.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith.

Work in Progress: Just Beachy

15x22 watercolor painted wet in wet on Saunders 140 cold press paper, a work in progress of still life items ready for the beach.  I set up an old straw floppy hat, my old towel with blue dolphins, and my Brighton sunglasses.  So stay tuned! I want to go see some water! This heat wave drought is driving me bonkers...