Emerging Poppies

9x6 ink using black Tombow brush pen on Master's Touch Bristol 103 lb, done second week of this month, a quick demo for class. Using no pencil, darkest darks were put in first followed by a rigger brush of water for mid-tones. Whites remain the white of the paper in this free forming floral of poppies. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Iced Latte Coffee

8.5x5.5 acrylics on paper featuring a favorite drink of an iced latte. I can taste the coffee flavored espresso just looking at it and of course wanted one while painting this yummy still life drink. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Kingfisher Perch

8.5x5.5 watercolor on mixed media paper done week before last for another online WetCanvas challenge. We have kingfishers in Texas although I've never seen one. They are an amazing species and do a lot for their small size. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

A Little Sparrow Told Me

8x10 watercolor collage done first of this month, another in my birds with words series. They literally fly off the wall. Book text accompanies the watercolor painted birds perfectly. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Giraffes Grazing

7x10 mixed watermedia collage on Canson mixed media paper. Drawn with an orange Magic colored pencil, then a fast underpainting with transparent pyrrol orange/quinacridone gold watercolors was done. When dry, I added brown and quin burnt orange patterns with some green, then the bg foliage. After that dried I used brown torn tissue paper that had small squares and a giftwrap paper featuring colored circles, adhered with matte medium. Lastly, I used a blue Magic pencil to make calligraphy marks in bg trees and bushes. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Sombrero

6x4 watercolor on Strathmore print making paper done first week of this month, another imaginary man in a sombrero hat. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Moonglow Owl

10x8 mixed media on Master's Touch Bristol 103 lb, using watercolor and ink. I've used Grabie technical pens 01, 03, 05 to sketch and Daniel Smith paints on this hoot owl. He is out at midnight looking and searching. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026