Red Patio Chair Geraniums

9x10.25 watercolor and ink line on sketchbook paper done today on my patio. The red wicker chair was moved outside for this plein air paint out I sponsored for all of our Watercolor Horizons Group located in Odessa, TX. The old metal pail bucket has a crooked handle and is not this large. The small blue birdhouse and chair cushion are from a dollar store. Silk faux green ivy is in a black metal basket above the birdhouse. Sketching was done with Pigma Micron 01 pen. Splattering was added when dry at the end using Grumbacher true red pigment.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Wine O'Clock

15x11 mixed media on Arches 140 lb cold press wc paper done today. It is currently featured on WetCanvas in the Weekend Drawing Event hosted by Christine in Australia. I used charcoal pencil to sketch over a poured watercolor primary colored background. My intention was to paint poinsettias but saw the wine bottle, glasses, plants, and chair and thought the still life set up was more interesting. Caran D'Ache NeoColor II wax crayons used for accent colors at the end. Some realism, abstraction, and imagination here. The mosaic table's broken tiles were outlined around sections of paint already there from the underpainting, then enhanced. Now they might resemble cheese wedges. Not a great painting but a fun one.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.