Cleopatra's Sister

9x12 mixed media in this contemporary abstract on paper done week before last. Using alcohol inks, a preliminary design was done first. Then using Sharpie markers, STA Lictin 0.3 ink pen, and gouache I found an eyeball shape and went from there in the design development. Paper was adhered to watercolor paper using matte medium when finished. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Sunflowers Collage

20x 9.25 mixed media collage on board, recently painted gouache on top of watercolor, and India ink. Tissue paper was used to adhere to the board then sketch was done of these imaginary sunflowers. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

July Strawberries

12x12 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Masters Touch paper done last week, a still life of juicy strawberries, ready to eat this summer. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Bee on Pink Zinnia

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink using White Nights paints and Micron 01 pen, done weekend before last for a WetCanvas timed online challenge. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Mountain Barn

8.5x5.5 watercolor on Masters Touch paper done weekend before last from a barn nestled in the mountains. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

West Texas Cactus

12x12 acrylics on wrapped canvas, a prickly pear cactus landscape of the rugged west Texas, a piece done Saturday during the class taught by Crystal Goodman of San Angelo, TX. (Ref courtesy of CG) COP0YRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cactus Statue

3x2 miniature in ink and Tombow black brush pen created last month during my cactus series using stamps and abstract designs. This is on Canson 140 lb cold press paper. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Poppy Pretense

15x5.5 watercolor and black India ink on Saunders 300 lb cold press paper done previously. With large splashes of quinacridone coral, transparent pyrrol orange, Grumbacher red, and alizarin crimson I made blobs that are pretending to be poppies with your imagination. Ink line delineates petals, blooms, and stems and I accidentally sloshed some of it onto the background so it cannot be removed. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Green Hills

11x7.5 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper, an exercise in negative painting in a landscape. Each layer was carefully planned and reminds me of desert canyons. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Worn out Wagon Wheel

5.5x8.5 watercolor over pencil sketch of broken and abandoned wagon well and its parts (ref courtesy Jo Castillo) painted last weekend. I so enjoy painting old relics of the western frontier. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Daisy Thoughts

5.75x5.75 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Strathmore Gemini paper done last week or so ago, another imaginary Shasta daisy loose composition. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

ASPEN LANE

6x9 watercolor on Yupo synthetic paper done last week or so, an imaginary scene of aspen trees and shadows. No pencil used for this one. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Longstemmed Tulips

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza 110 lb cold press paper done a few days ago, a tulip field scene full of color and excitement for the gardener or for the viewer. White Nights paints were used. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Rose Petalura

9x12 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary abstract floral composed over a week ago. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Lemon Compote

8x8 watercolor on Masters premium 140 lb cold press paper, a simple lemon still life arranged in an orange glassware. The blue plaid tablecloth sets off the yellows well. This was painted last weekend. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Daisy Line

6.25x10.25 watercolor on Strathmore Gemini 140 lb hot press paper done last week after painting a larger version. These loosely painted daisies are cheerful and happy to all who view them in this imaginary floral. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Branch Shadows

5.5x5.5 watercolor, acrylic, and white gel pen on Arteza 110 lb cold press paper done last week using stencils, pulled prints, and stamps except for the bird that was sketched in pencil first. In this imaginary composition we can imagine the bird being alone amongst the green foliage and shadows. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Palette Knife Pears

10x13 acrylics on board using spatula and trowel style palette knife. This simple fruit still life was done on a previous weekend as part of a WetCanvas challenge. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Chickadee Grasses

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza 110 lb paper done on first of this month, an imaginary bird in landscape design. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Daylily Center

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza 110 lb cold press paper done last day of June, a close up view of a purple and pink daylily, right into the heart of the flower. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Long Red Pepper

2.25 x 5.25 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last month, a simple vegetable still life using complementary colors of red and green. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cactus Lines

3x3.5 miniature using ink, Tombow brush pen, and white gel pen on Bristol board 300 series 100 lb paper done last month during my cactus series. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Summer Succulents

8x8 watercolor on Masters Touch premium 140 lb cold press paper finished after sketching it on Tuesday at the Palette Club. I used White Nights paints. My photo was taken years ago at a greenhouse of this grouping of aloe vera, barrel cactus, and other assorted succulents. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Hanging Baskets

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done again a few days ago from photos of greenhouse hanging floral baskets. I photographed these at 4 Seasons in Ruidoso, NM. These geranium varieties and the mixed petunia annuals are so pretty. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Summer Garlic

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza 110 lb paper done over the past weekend, a kitchen still life that is fun to paint and to cook with, too. Ref courtesy WetCanvas. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

White Fence Flowers

8.5x5.5 acrylics on 80 lb. paper, an imaginary garden scene done last week using an old white picket fence as the starting point and adding mostly multicolored hollyhocks behind it. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Calla Lily Shadows

5.5x5.5 watercolor and Brusho on Arteza 110 lb paper done last week, an imaginary calla lily with a dreamy, abstract background. No ref used; I just let paint guide the brush. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Anaheim Peppers

2.75x8 Mixed media on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week or so during my pepper series time. For this I used a piece of backing sheet already marked with alcohol inks, watercolor, acrylics. A Micron 05 pen was also used in this pair of Anaheim peppers, a simple still life with an abstract background. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Some are Daisies

7x5 watercolor, brush only, on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done a few weeks ago. I was in the mood to paint splashy, carefree daisies. This work is SOLD. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Saguaro Cactus and Crows

5.5x4 mixed media on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week during my cactus series. I used the paper that had already been marked with alcohol inks and acrylics then did India ink on the cactus and crows. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Red Bell Pepper

3.25 x 4 alcohol inks and watercolor on abstract background of Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week. With this simple still life of a red bell pepper, only its outline and few lines were made. The paper already had ink and other watermedia marks from using it as a backing sheet behind other works. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith