Checkerboard Pear

9x6 mixed media on 140 lb cold press Canson paper recently painted as a warm up exercise. I used Brusho wc crystals for the pear, Montana acrylic markers on the background, watercolor for checkered table and India ink for accent lines. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Three Pears

15x22 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper, demo done today for the Snyder TX Palette Club located at the Winston Airport, about 50 miles north of our town.  I color sanded several watersoluble colored pencils into the wet areas for texture.  This was a timed demonstration for one hour.  The painting is SOLD.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Partnership pears

11x15 watercolor pair of pears, a demo for yesterday's students in which we were exploring the properties of watercolor on hot press paper, Fabriano 140 lb.  The Bosc pear is darker red in reality and note the other's lost edge where light hits its right upper edge.