Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

22x30 watercolor pumpjack oilfield scene.  Photographed between Snyder and Big Spring, Texas one can see the flat cotton fields surrounding this modern day icon.  This work is SOLD. Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith. http://kaysmithbrushworks.blogspot.com/ http://www.kaysmith.artspan.com

22x30 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper with Daniel Smith/American Journey paints.  My photo reference is between Big Spring and Snyder, Texas in what is now known as the new and largest ever oil discovery, the Cline Shale.  I took 3 days to carefully and painstakingly draw this directly onto the support, then all week to finish it.  The original pumpjack was painted a pale yellow so I've used artistic license to darken the metal frame and its supporting structures.  A farmer was plowing in the cotton field to the right but he's left out of the composition of this very large pumpjack, the icon of the oilfield. Email for more information:  1971ks@att.net Blog:  http://kaysmithbrushworks.blogspot.com/ Site:  www.kaysmith.artspan.com