Purple Blackeyed Susan

7x5 watercolor and ink using Winsor Newton 0.1 black fine liner pen and white gel pen, another take on the blackeyed susan art I've been creating off and on. This one is in purple hues for amethyst in February and was gifted to my cousin for her birthday this month. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Happy Valentine's Day ~ recipe for romance

15x11 watercolor previously with Valentine's Day in mind. After drawing in all the elements of wine glasses, rose and leaves, I painted wet on dry. When finished, I took an old red paper heart stencil and painted its holes in heart patterns to provide detail at the bottom foreground. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Mission Light

12x9 watercolor done last week, an imaginary light filled southwest mission scene, very minimal in structure as well as color and line. I've used Daniel Smith paints. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Spirit Guardian Brave

12x6 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper done last weekend, another native American figure in imaginary costume. These figures are very exciting to paint. Daniel Smith pigments were used. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Chickadee at the Feeder redone

11.5x7.5 mixed media on paper, a redone or reworked piece that had a too busy background. Here I have added white latex paint to the background of the chickadee bird painting, using a brayer and more water to move the paint over most of it. Focus should be on the bird and not on all the extraneous. This was done last week of January and includes collaged items. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Coral Cosmos

8x6 watercolor and ink on handmade rough 140 lb cold press paper done last week of January, another in my cosmos series exploration of ways to render this graceful flower. I've used Winsor Newton 0.1 black fine liner pen to sketch. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Horse Alert

7x5.5 watercolor, ink, and White charcoal on mineral paper done last week. I've used STA Lictin 0.5 black ink pen along with the other mixed media in this imaginary horse portrait. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026