High Clouds over Prairie

12x6 watercolor done in June on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper using Daniel Smith paints. In this imaginary prairie landscape the clouds are darkening and moving in with some thunder involved. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Lovely Llama

8.5x5.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done first week of this month; ref courtesy of WetCanvas Animal/Wildlife challenge. The llama is painted on Master's Touch sketchbook page 80 lb. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Morning Coffee Break

9x6.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done first week of August while on a trip. This is painted on Canson 117 lb cold press paper and ref is from WetCanvas challenge. Morning coffee breaks were and are the best of times. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Frangipanis Donkey

15x11 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done in May, another one of my works sketched on top of an existing painting. This donkey was easy to imagine with these plumeria blooms behind and within him. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Nature's Sunflower

7x5 mixed media on book text page done first of the month while away on art show. I've used an old novel about the secret service and the White House, sketching with Winsor Newton grey 0.3 fine liner pen. It is painted with White Nights watercolors, acrylics, and white gel pen. Look closely at the sunflower center and see it is a tiny White House. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Ramshackle Barn

9x5 watercolor on Canson 117 lb cold press done first week of this month while getting ready for our annual Alto Artist Tour show. With this imaginary barn in the countryside I've tried to show its aging structure with the onset of winter. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Summer Pie

6x6.5 watercolor on Canson 117 lb cold press paper using White Nights paints done first of August while out of town for the next Art Loop in Alto, NM. I ran across a recipe for this yummy summer pie so decided to paint it, too. Looks cool and refreshing. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026