Barrel Cactus Fun

6x6 mixed media started over a week ago using graphite watercolors (Kuretake's Gansai Tambi) and black india ink. In this imaginary cactus I've made the spikes seem surreal. This is on Masters Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Late June Thunderhead

6x6 watercolor on Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done over last weekend of imaginary thunderhead cloud directly overhead. Hoping for rain in late June! COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Spanish Window

6x6 watercolor with White Nights paints and Micron 01 pen done week before last on 80 lb Masters Touch sketchbook paper; ref courtesy WetCanvas weekend drawing event. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Cloud Studded Sky

6x6 colored pencils using Stabilo woodies on Masters Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done earlier in the month. This is another in my cloud series. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Southwest View

6x6 watercolor on 80 lb sketchbook paper recently painted, another southwestern imaginary desert scene such as would be seen in Arizona. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Donkey Love

5.5x8.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper and White Nights paints done mid-month while in the mountains. With these two donkeys showing affection this image from WetCanvas was impossible to pass up. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Early June

6x6 watercolor with White Nights paints done week before last in Masters Touch sketchbook, another imaginary landscape with clouds. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Pelican Splash

6x6 watercolor using White Nights paints done week before last, before our art show began. Using some of my pelican photos painting this fellow was fun. I used a #1 rigger for most of the bird that is done in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Cheeky Chihuahua

11x8.5 mixed media (watercolor, Caran D'Ache crayons, ink) on paper. This fellow reminds me of a tiny Chihuahua I had growing up, a registered dog weighing less than 2 lbs, named Peanut. After catching him peeing on my Barbie dollhouse, he found a new home with a neighbor, and I happily switched to cats. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Surf Clouds

6x6 watercolor using Da Vinci summer paint collection in this cloud scene done week before last. Another in my cloud series, this focuses on both clouds and the water beneath them and is imaginary. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Heavy Spring Rainclouds

4.25x7.25 acrylics and watercolor mix on paper in this imaginary stormy rain clouds. This was another imaginary cloud scene done week before last and I was focused on the clouds turmoil over the earth. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2024

Torn Daisy

6x6 watercolor of single daisy that has its petals torn by the wind and other weather conditions. With this loose single floral done week before last I have focused on mixed greens and blues for the abstract background and used a #12 round synthetic brush. My daisies growing in New Mexico were used for inspiration. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Cloud Build Up

6x6 watercolor in Masters Touch sketchbook on 80 lb paper done week before last, another in my cloud and landscape series. We have a cloud subject challenge in WetCanvas' Landscape forum for June. In this imaginary scene, billowing clouds are turning gray with a promise of rain over the land and trees. I've used Daniel Smith's color Moonglow for most of the mixed soft blacks. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Tall Spring Cactus

15x11 watercolor over pencil sketch of an imaginary saguaro style tall cactus in clay pot done week before last. This is done over a backing sheet I put beneath smaller works to catch drips that makes for interesting marks. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Eye of the Storm

6x9 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press, done over the past weekend, another imaginary stormcloud scene over water and the beach. To make the darks as dark as possible in value I combined indigo with sepia. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Pig Party

6x6.25 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done over the past weekend (ref courtesy WetCanvas) on a piece of a painting I'd cut up. The old painting was pink square tiles in a still life. Pigs look fun in the mud with the pink colors. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Spring Cloudscape

6x6 watercolor using Morandi paints that are very opaque and pastel colored; this was painted day before yesterday and is an imaginary scene. The wide landscape below could be anywhere in the southwest area of the country. Distant trees can be seen on the horizon. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Lambkin

6x6 watercolor on paper, a young lamb, or lambkin, that looks so innocent and sweet. This was painted last week from one of my many farm animals photos. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Spring Storm over Water

Spring Storm over Water 6x6 watercolor done last week or so ago, an imaginary seascape featuring stormy clouds and the water below. This is in Masters Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper using Daniel Smith paints. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Ocean Front Property

9x7 watercolor on Masters Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done a few days ago for the Watermedia forum in WetCanvas! ref courtesy Valri/Stock Cake. Imagine owning or even renting this spot with the ocean just so close, swaying palms and balmy breezes. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Striped Beach Chairs in Junk Journal

Striped Beach Chairs in junk journal 5.5x8 using Stabilo woody colored pencils and watercolor over partly gessoed page in "new" junk journal I began several months back. In the 1940s nonfiction book there are many such small sketches or mixed media designs. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Little Bit of Hollyhock Heaven

15x11 watercolor recently painted again from an earlier version of pale pink hollyhocks from my studio garden. This was painted quickly and using lots of water. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Storm Clouds on the Way ~ World Oceans Day!

6x9 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper done a few days ago to honor World Oceans Day, celebrated every June 8th. In this imaginary scene, the sky has threatening clouds and the water or surf is rising in response. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Sudden Rainstorm

7x9 watercolor done earlier on last day or so of May, an imaginary cloud and rain scene popping up to shower over parched land. Pray for rain! COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Tattered Daisies

12x9 watercolor on Bristol Smooth 100 series done week before last, an endeavor to paint looser and faster. Using my daisy photos as inspirations I came up with these tattered petals that are painted wet on dry. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Flower Delivery Truck

7x9 watercolor and ink line in Masters Touch sketchbook done last week using Micron 05 pen to draw the cute truck. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Datura Duo

5x7 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press done last week from one of my many datura photographs taken in downtown Big Spring, Tx years ago. Love to paint white subjects especially florals. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Flowers and Herbs

6x6 watercolor on sketchbook 80 lb paper done last week or so from an older garden photo showing pots of clay lined up. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Single Hollyhock

6x6 watercolor quickly done last month using a brush only, no ref photo or pencil sketch. I had little time so fast and furious went my efforts. This is painted in my Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Black and White Goat

11x8.5 watercolor and ink line on sketchbook paper done last month, a profile of a friendly goat on a farm. Rosa brand paints made in Ukraine and Micron 01 pen were used to create this black and white goat. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith