Curly Calf

7x9 watercolor and ink using White Nights paints along with Winsor Newton grey 0.3 fine liner pen on Canson 117 lb cp paper, completed first week of July. This cute curly haired calf was featured on another WetCanvas challenge and it was a challenge! COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Terrific Tufted Titmouse

8x8 watercolor using White Nights paints on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done first week of July. The titmouse bird is one of my favorites to paint. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Lincoln County Donkey

12x9 watercolor using White Nights paints on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done July 3-5, a demo for the public who visited during the annual Lincoln County Art Loop. This is based on an earlier similar southwestern donkey scene. Sketch was done with Winsor Newton sepia 0.3 fine liner pen. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Clouds over Sheep Farm

5.5x7.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done last day of June, an imaginary farm landscape. This was painted on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper in a handmade wc book I bought from Etsy. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

New Mexico House

14x11 acrylics on wrapped canvas done in May, based on a house seen in southeastern New Mexico, on a recent trip. The bright colors were added by me to enhance the old stucco home's charm. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Summer Saguaro

36x24 watercolor and acrylic on watercolor canvas, done last month before all the art shows started. With this simple design the elegant desert saguaro shows off its multicolored self along with its sharp pointed cactus thorns. The cactus itself is watercolor and background is acrylic over watercolor. Using an old credit card, I pulled acrylics down from the top to bottom. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Prickly Perspective

22x18.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Langton Prestige paper by Daler Rowney. Painted in November 2025 using Daniel Smith pigments, this unusual saguaro cactus perspective draws in the viewer. I enjoy the orange sky background for a citrus twist. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025