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.

Mt. Fork River

Last summer I was out plein air with friends around the rivers of Arkansas. Interesting place.

This is the Fork River in watercolor.

So my quest is to be able to paint landscapes in watercolor.

Getting closser I think Carole

Old Dog Calla Lilies (for comparison)

Here is my original 1/2 sheet piece of "Magenta Callas" that I felt had something lacking, done about 1.5 years ago. You can compare it to "Callas Confetti".