The Crow Knows

14x11 mixed media on mixed media paper using watercolor, acrylics, India ink, carpenter's pencil done last part of August. This crow bird art is one of those having fun creations; doing the top part as realistic depiction and bottom as a color explosion of sorts. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Quail in Cactus Patch

22x30 watercolor using Daniel Smith paints done week before last, on Daler Rowney Langston Prestige paper 140 lb CP. This was a commission ordered on the last day of our Alto Artist Tour on August 9th. A new customer wanted a scene with quail. Having no personal photos Free Reference Photos for Artists page on Facebook was very generous. Thanks to Anita Jones Bozich! Cactus photos were taken here in Big Spring om 6th street. An enjoyable landscape with quail was exciting to paint. Last week I took the painting to Ruidoso, NM, where new customer approved it. Currently, I am matting and framing it for her. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Siamese Side View

4.5x3 miniature watercolor on Canson 117 lb cold press done last of July. This is Jezebel, my studio cat for 19 years, a side view of her sweet face. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Teddy Splash

7x5 watercolor on Strathmore print making paper done last of July, another in my toy series. This time the focus is on stuffed animals and the forever favorite is always a brown teddy bear. I used to have a large collection of teddies until they mysteriously disappeared. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Saguaro Spirit

22x15 watercolor on Saunders Waterford 140 lb cold press paper and Daniel Smith paints done end of April. Notified yesterday from Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS) in Dallas that my redo of Shasta Daisies has won an award! I drew various cactus shapes over the original daisies then developed the composition. Juror at the SWS 63rd exhibition currently showing is Stephen Zhang. Thank you, Stephen, and SWS! COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Hot August Sunflower

10x8 watercolor and inks on Fabriano Bristol 100 lb paper done last week. Using one of my older sunflower photos that's been painted many times, this was an exercise in line with emphasis on that rather than color as much. Focus is on its leaves, stems, and branching out parts in an abstract way. Inks used were black Tombow brush pen, Micron 05, and black Winsor Newton 0.3 fine liner pen. COPYRIHT Kay Smith 2026

Sandstorm Sky

6x4 watercolor and Brusho crystals in Joggles sketchbook, 80 lb paper, done last week using leftover Brusho to make a dramatic imaginary sky with sandstorm approaching. This is an all too familiar sight here in west Texas. I've used Daniel Smith paints. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026