Blooming Boot in junk journal

8.25x5.25 acrylics in junk journal done a few weeks ago after painting the larger boot commission. In this imaginary still life the viewer's attention is focused on the blue contrast with the yellow and orange flowers. Only a few more pages and the journal will be finished. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus 4x6 mixed media on 140 lb Canson wc paper recently done. I cut up an older watercolor work that already had bold color stripes then added botanical shapes for green lotus pods in ink pen, then washed across with pale acrylics. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Outdoor Cafe Chairs

5x6 ink using black Tombow brush pen on Bristol board series paper, using an outdoor cafe scene I had photographed in east Texas. This value study will let me sketch on wc paper and do a full painting. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Johni's Horses

16x20 watercolor on watercolor canvas, a special commission just finished of two horses in their grassy meadow. They truly are such beautiful animals. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Ecuadorian Dancer Girls

Ecuadorian Dancer Girls 22x30 mixed media on Arches 140 lb hot press paper, a re-do currently in our Caboose Watercolor show at Heritage Museum, Big Spring, TX. Initially done five years ago in mixed media I have added acrylic colors all over. Photo courtesy Susan Smith. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Medicine Bottle and Geranium

7x4 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done last week, a simple floral vase still life using an antique white medicine bottle and geranium cutting. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Pam's Boot

28x22 acrylics on canvas, an imaginary boot bouquet commission recently done. I used several floral stencils for the patterns on the boot and various flowers such as the Texas bluebonnet, sunflowers, poppy, roses, and peony buds along with saguaro cactus and a feather. This work is SOLD. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Grazing Horse

17x20 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press done last week, a palomino horse painted loosely as he eats grass. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Apple Pair

4.5x3.25 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done last week using two apples close together in this fresh fruit still life set up. It is apple season! COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Autumn Arrangement ~ first day of autumn

8x8 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper painted last week using White Nights paints. I used a silk arrangement for the model. Happy first day of fall! COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Mushroom Madness

6x8 watercolor over ink sketch using Micron 01 pen on Hahnemuhle 95 lb toned grey watercolor book done last week. I thought I'd not add color to the original sketch but decided it would enhance the mushrooms. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Tools of the Trade

6x8 watercolor using White Nights paints done last week; painted on Hahnemuhle toned grey 95 lb paper. This still life set up was done by another artist for others to paint our tools of the trade such as brushes, palette, and jar. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

An Aspen Alley

4.5x3.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done about a week and a half ago, an imaginary autumn aspen tree scene. I remember being too scared to paint trees so would avoid them but after studying their characteristics and sketching them in various stages of growth, they have become easier. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Cunning Coyote

24x18 acrylics over a watercolor portrait of a woman named Carol. It was sketched then filled in but leaving her patterned scarf for the coyote's right ear and fur. To successfully rework a painting takes lots of imagination and determination. To see this art, visit Heritage museum, 510 Scurry in Big Spring, TX now thru 29 October 2022. "A Brush with Creativity" features several Caboose Watercolor members and their new creations from old works. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Charolais Cow Collage

15x22 collage over watercolor, a redo of a previous sad looking Charolais cow. Some acrylics added to 140 lb cold press paper. This is one of my featured creative works in the Heritage museum's fall show for our Caboose Watercolor Society opening tomorrow thru October 29, 2022. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

An Attitude

22x15 mixed media collage recently reworked for our upcoming Caboose Watercolor show Sept. 17 - Oct. 29, 2022. Support was Arches 140 lb hot press paper. Watercolor, collage papers, and ink was used. Figure was sketched from life. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

A Terrible Tuna

A Terrible Tuna 22x15 acrylic collage on 140 lb hot press paper, a reworked image that is now included in out fall Caboose Watercolor Society show opening Sept. 17, 2022 at Heritage museum in Big Spring TX. Our show runs to Oct. 29, so mark your calendars and plan on seeing it. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

A Trunk Show

15x22 watercolor, Brusho, and black India ink on 140 lb cold press paper recently redone as one of my pieces for the fall Caboose Watercolor Society show "A Brush with Creativity". Opening day is Saturday, Sept. 17 from 1130-1:30 at Heritage museum 510 Scurry in Big Spring. The concept was when planning this exhibit to enhance, redo, or rearrange elements in existing paintings. These imaginary elephants only had pale color plus the ink outlines. I added grey, tan, and black Brusho crystals to focus on the animals' skin. Dates for show: Sept. 17 - Oct. 29, 2022. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Yellow Wildflowers

11x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, sketched from life, a multi floral view obtained with only one flower model. This work was sold in 1998 after its completion. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Stallion Colors

9x6 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper painted on Wednesday during our art association paint in at my studio. Using clip art as a guide, pencil sketch emphasizing curved lines of the horse's mane and body was done using bright contemporary colors. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Sunflower Petals in the Wind

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a painting demo done on Monday for art students. Roughly I sketched in pencil the sunflower petals and stem in almost a blind contour method (to remain loose), then laid in colors in 15 minutes. Background was added after this dried with a 1" flat brush. Reference was one of my sunflower photos. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Beautiful Black Cat

9x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper painted over the holiday, a cat named Henry who was a foster cat to an artist. Mixed black was using Permanent brown, thalo green, and indanthrene blue. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Penguin on the Rocks

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line on paper in Masters sketchbook done over the past weekend in another online challenge. Sketched with STA 0.1 pen, neutral mixed black was put in along with other neutral colors in this wildlife scene on a rocky beach. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Whiskey

9x7 watercolor and black India ink on 140 lb cold press paper done over the past weekend as part of a WetCanvas! online challenge. Participants have two hours to select an image, draw, then paint. All the warm amber tones in this glass of whiskey was a delight to paint along with the patterned glass. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Fox Prowl

6.25x4.5 watercolor on paper done a few days ago another fox in my wildlife series. I've used a cropped, close up view of the predator fox on the prowl, looking out for his next meal. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Juicy Fruit

Juicy Fruit 10x14 watercolor of fresh strawberries on a plate, waiting to be eaten. I enjoy these complementary color schemes and my favorite combo is red and green as the use of them side by side intensifies their hues in this simple still life. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Wind Dancers

5x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted last week using an earlier sketch from life. I used yellow wildflowers from the vacant lot next door then colored some purple as well as the background in the first painting; this one, however, was cerulean blue for sky. The first painting from the flowers was purchased by Caravan, a Colorado card company. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Pink Climbing Roses

8x8 watercolor on Masters Touch Premium 140 lb cold press paper, climbing pink roses across a white picket fence. Green lawn in background sets the stage in this imaginary summer landscape/garden scene. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Autumn Mood

12x9 watercolor done last week on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary grouping of trees and a background of multilayered fall colors. The golden hues were put in wet in wet quickly and when dry the trees stark branches, trunks, etc., were added with a script liner #1 brush in warm sepia. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Colorful Cows

15x22 watercolor and black India ink line on 140 lb Lanaquarelle hot press paper. I sketched these bovine beauties with black India ink applicator on dry paper. With a loaded brush #12 Escoda round I put random colors together instead of the usual boring black and brown or tan. When almost done I wet a few areas then dropped ink in splotches. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith