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

Pumpkins in the Grass

12x9 acrylics on Canson 117 lb cp paper done first week of this month in preparation of doing a paint party out of town. Last Saturday the 12 students did amazing work using these pumpkins. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Quiet Quail

9x7 watercolor done first week of this month, more quail art, using Daniel Smith paints on 80 lb sketchbook paper. Ref courtesy Angela Coppola (Free Reference Photos for Artists/Facebook). Thanks, Angela! COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Little Boy Behind Tree

6x4 ink sketch on paper done second day of this month. I've used Joggles sketchbook 80 lb along with Grabie 01, 03, 05 black permanent ink pens. Reference courtesy WetCanvas weekend drawing event. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Purple Desert Sky

6x6 quick watercolor desert landscape done last of August, an imaginary scene using leftover paint. I thought the sky should be purple to frame the various cactus. This is in my Master's Touch sketchbook, 80 lb paper. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026