Tall Cactus in Grey Pot

7x5 watercolor and ink using STA Lictin 0.2 pen and White Nights paints on paper done last weekend from imagination. I put a clay colored stucco wall behind the cactus. CO;PYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Ewe and Twins

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza 110 lb paper done last weekend using White Nights paints. Ref courtesy WetCanvas animal/wildlife monthly challenge. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cactus Wren Resting

6x4 watercolor, white gel pen, and Micron 01 pen on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over this past week using multiple reference photos taken near Tucson of a desert cactus wren perched on a saguaro. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Mermaid

8.5x6.25 watercolor on Daler Rowney 140 lb Langton paper, done prior to summer starting; one last trip to the pool before it ends next month. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Teabag Ladies

10x8 mixed media painted on 8 different tea companies teabags done over several months. These tiny 2"-3" images are of various types of women. Some elegant, some ordinary for a different type of artwork and are framed in a wooden shadowbox. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cosmos by the Sea

5.5x4.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary scene of varied cosmos colors growing by the sea, that I painted this past Sunday. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Abstract Butterfly

6x4 alcohol inks mixed with alcohol gel on tissue paper then put on a gelli plate. Paper is adhered to archival mat board backing of this abstract piece done over the past weekend. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Blowing in the Wind

4.5x3.5 watercolor over wax marks done today on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary scene of whitish weeds reminiscent of dandelions or flower heads blowing in the wind. I've used new Prestigify paints travel kit and a water brush. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

A Texas Sunset

7.5x11 watercolor of a vivid west Texas sunset, photo courtesy Jean Money, taken a few years ago for an art association challenge we had during the summer months. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Hovering Hummer

6x8.5 watercolor over Pigma Micron 01 ink drawing on ColorSketch grey paper, drawn and painted today with Daniel Smith paints. Ref was hummingbird photos taken in the mountains. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Amazing Anemones

5.5x8.5 watercolor over pencil drawing done today in Masters Touch sketchbook, another online WetCanvas challenge. These shades of pink petals the anemones have is amazing. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Tall Mini Cactus in Striped Pot

7x5.25 mixed media (watercolor, acrylics, ink, gel pen) done yesterday, another imaginary succulent in a pot over an abstract background. Gel pen in white used to make tiny prickly thorns. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Greenery

8x5 mixed media on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday, another green plant still life using acrylics, watercolor, ink, and Brusho wc crystals. Rubber stamps were used to create the jar, stems, and leaves against an abstract background. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Tall Mini Cactus

5x3 watercolor over pencil sketch done yesterday on 140 lb Grumbacher cold press paper using Daniel Smith paints. In this miniature cactus or succulent still life in a clay pot I have added white gel pen for its tiny prickly thorns. The paper had paint marks on it from other projects. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Jade Plant in Clay Pot

11x11 mixed media on Strathmore Toned Tan 184 lb paper completed today. I used leftover acrylics and black India ink applied with a wooden chopstick in this simple succulent still life set up. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Seaside Shells

6 1/8 x 6 3/4 watercolor on a scrap of Saunders 140 lb CP that had pale yellow, blue, and pink wash underpainting. I drew imaginary shells and water then when dry splattered white and raw sienna mix to resemble seafoam and water on the beach. These small seaside themed still lifes are fun to paint. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Frenchie Resting

9x10.25 watercolor over ink line using STA Lictin 0.1 pen, done yesterday on paper for another online weekend drawing event. Ref courtesy WetCanvas. Participants have 2 hours to select an image provided and then finish or post what you have at the 2 hour mark. I've always liked to sketch these French bulldogs and read online they have short noses and have health issues. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Calla Lilies Confetti

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of a grouping of calla lilies I've repainted again, an imaginary floral of deep violet tones plus white. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2021

Pretty Peacock

12x9 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper sketched yesterday and painted today, an imaginary peacock based on one I did before in a horizontal format. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Daisy Jar

8.25x5.25 mixed media in junk journal done yesterday using combed acrylic paint over the old 1950s book page, then yellow watercolor. When dry, I stamped a jar using black India ink, then sketched daisies with STA Lictin 0.3 pen. Lastly, white and yellow gold acrylics were added with a brush for petals in this imaginary floral still life. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Badui Woman West Java Indonesia (Indonesian Woman)

8.5x5.5 watercolor over pencil sketch on Masters Touch paper done over the past weekend using White Nights paints; reference courtesy Dewi Saputra/WetCanvas for the weekend drawing event. This figure carrying her child took me under 2 hours. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Patriot Porch

5.5x8.5 watercolor on Masters Touch paper done over this past weekend of a patriot inspired porch featuring the US flag Old Glory. White Nights paints were used. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Boat Ashore

5.5x8.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done this past week, an imaginary scene with a boat sitting empty on the beach. This is on Masters Touch 80 lb. paper. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Summer Tree

4.75x4.5 acrylics and ink over abstract background made by using a brayer to roll on paint. A large tree stamp in black ink used to make the tree shape. Try to celebrate summer before it ends. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Old European Buildings

8.5x5.5 watercolor over ink line using STA 0.2 pen in Masters Touch sketchbook done over last weekend drawing event WetCanvas challenge online. First the town buildings were sketched in with the ink pen then color added to give it some life. Note the cobblestone street. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

August Palms

8.25x5.25 mixed media in junk journal done on Monday, playing around with palm tree stamp, a semblance of water to indicate ocean, sea, or island, and sand along with rocks. Stencil was used for the shapes indicating rocks. I used watercolor, acrylics, and ink in this summer landscape. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

White Picket Fence Garden

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week, an imaginary house and garden based on a piece I did in 2009 that is no longer available. Imagine the hydrangeas, cosmos, marigolds, etc. in bloom with summer shadows softly falling on the fence and house. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

FADING TREE

4.5x4.5 mixed media (acrylics, ink) on Canson 140 lb cold press paper using a tree stamp for design done last week. The paper was a pulled print that had paint rolled on with a brayer, scraped, reapplied, let dry. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Tulip Tango

8x6 watercolor on Yes! brand canvas/paper page over a pencil or graphite sketch done over this last weekend from multiple tulip photos. This was a test of the new support that should take all watermedia, etc. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Mediterranean House

12x9 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done last week, an imaginary white stucco home I've decided looks like the Mediterranean style. With a few flower pots it could actually be anywhere. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Sea Sand Summer

11x4 mixed media on 140 lb cold press paper done today, the first day of August, a day I like to think of water, lakes, ocean, the sand and enjoy the rest of summer. I used acrylics to make marks on the paper then used a small palm tree ink stamp, and watercolor to fill in the background. More acrylics used at random with stencil. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith