Neurographic Cactus

8.25x9 gouache and ink line using Micron 01 pen in sketchbook done last week with cactus pad leaves and prickly pears as the theme. I've let the line work dictate the way the cactus plant flows into itself and into the environment. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Hummer Playing Poker

16x6 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary garden scene featuring an active hummingbird seeking nectar from a red hot poker plant. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Ocean Tide Roll

6x6 watercolor in sketchbook on 80 lb paper done first week of the month for another online challenge. I like to see ocean waves the colors their rolling action produces. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Fresh Apple Blossoms

6x6 watercolor on 80 lb sketchbook paper done first week of the month; ref courtesy another artist who presented it for a monthly challenge online in an art forum. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Raindrops Donkey

15x11 watercolor and Pip Squeak markers by Crayola, done first of July week during a rain. This imaginary donkey is on Canson 140 lb cold press paper. A fun yet funny animal to paint. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Black Brusho Cactus

5.5x8.5 watercolor and Brusho crystals in mixed media sketchbook done first of July, another imaginary cactus scene in a dry climate. I wanted to explore what the black Brusho would look like with these plants. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Sliced Bell Pepper

8.25x9 mixed media in sketchbook done last month for an online painting exercise I hosted. The sliced bell pepper was too interesting to not take a photo of it for artists to use. Sketched with Micron 01 pen, I followed with watercolor then Montana acrylic markers. COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith