Mixed Mess

8.5x11.5 mixed media using acrylics, collage, etc., on paper. This imaginary concoction can be anyone's guess with its abstraction and energy. I created this in February. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Pale Green Pasture

6x6 watercolor of an imaginary green spring pasture land painted mid- March in sketchbook. This scene is on 80 lb archival paper. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Stucco Adobe

9x7 watercolor and ink using Winsor Newton grey fine liner pen 0.1 on Canson 117 lb cold press paper, and imaginary southwest landscape. This was done in mid- March using White Nights paints. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Prairie Wind Cowboy

6x6 watercolor in sketchbook done last week; it is on 80 lb paper in Master's Touch. I've used four different brown pigments including new Schmincke color of Desert Brown that granulates in this imaginary scene. This guy is watching the turbulent prairie sky and clouds. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Bed of Roses Kitten

15x11 watercolor using White Nights paints on 140 lb cold press paper done a few weeks ago. Using an earlier photo I took when Salty was a kitten, I quickly sketched her relaxing pose by the silk rose pillow. She is all white but for a splotch of dark grey on her head and pale grey at tip of her tail. Those yellow eyes are mesmerizing. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Theater Night

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper sketched and painted this afternoon. Ref courtesy Unsplash which did not identify the image but it appears to be the Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis, MN. I loved the night scene with its partly darkened buildings and bright light from the theater. A man seems to be on his way there. Tomorrow starts a 3 day watercolor landscape workshop with Tim Oliver of Lubbock so am practicing my cityscapes or townscapes. COPYRIGHT Kay Sith 2026

Garden Club Tulip

9x5 acryics on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, done last weekend for a WetCanvas.com challenge of using your nondominant hand, a toothbrush, and a palette knife (with acrylics), any subject. I chose a red tulip but quickly made it a variegated white and red one with the toothbrush. Palette knife used mostly to smooth the mixed green colors. Not too bad but it helps to be ambidextrous as well. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026