Pretty Purple Petunias

8x8 watercolor on Master's Touch 140 lb CP paper done week before last using my new petunias in a pot as a model. They smell so sweet. For years I did not grow them as they kept dying and as it turns out they were not watered enough. Painted wet on dry using lots of water and mixes of various blues and pinks by Daniel Smith. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Blue Sky Donkey ~ It's World Donkey Day May 8

12x12 acrylics on wrapped canvas done over this past weekend, a fun comical donkey cutting up for the camera. It is World Donkey Day so celebrate their existence and cheer them onward. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Petals and Stems

9x6 watercolor using Daniel Smith paints on Canson 117 lb cold press paper done mid April, an imaginary loose floral featuring all parts connected or not connected. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Midge Cat Rest

6x9 ink and watercolor of my cat Midge done last month on Canson 117 lb cold press paper. I've used black India ink applied with a wooden chopstick for this pet portrait. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Black Mesa Church and Graveyard

15x11 watercolor on Master's Touch 140 lb cold press paper done mid April, an old adobe built in 1924 at San Ildefonso Pueblo in Pojoque, New Mexico. The graveyard is located beside the old church building. Daniel Smith paints were used. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Travel Tote

8x6 watercolor on handmade rough 140 lb cold press paper done mid- April. In this view, a striped tote stands ready for the travel season. Daniel Smith paints were used. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Barn Memories sketch

8.5x11 pencil sketch on paper in Crescent sketchbook done first week of April. Just trying to capture memories of the old barn that has been torn down now. Country barns are becoming scarce. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026