Quiet Country Church

8.5x5.5 watercolor on Master's Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done week before last, another rendition of an earlier church in the country I painted but in acrylics. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Thunder over Green Water

6x6 watercolor in sketchbook by Master's Touch 80 lb paper done last week, another imaginary cloud over land landscape or skyscape. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Barn Buildings

5.5x8.5 watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done last Monday, another imaginary country barn scene and landscape. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Marigolds and Cannas

5.5x8.5 watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook done last month, a focus on potted plants painted plein air while on a trip to New Mexico. These were in the town of Lincoln. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Working Cowboy

22x15 watercolor on 140 lb hot press Stonehenge Aqua done in July, using movie still featuring K.Costner on horseback in Yellowstone. In this depiction I've tried to show the working side of managing a ranch. This work is one of the Caboose WC show at Heritage museum show "Way out West". COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Retired Wagon

11x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, a composite painting using several photos as one. Here the old wagon is parked alongside a barn building, its body resting and rusting. This is one of the featured art pieces in the current Caboose WC show at Heritage museum through October 31st. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

San Geronimo Church

16x12 watercolor commission on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper done a few weeks ago from an older painting; this work is SOLD. The church is at Taos, New Mexico and is awesome to go through to see. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Utah Rock Tower

6x6 watercolor in Master's Touch 80 lb sketchbook done last week, another rock formation in the southwest based on some of my photos. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Bear Prowl

6x6 watercolor and Brusho in Master's Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done recently for an online animal/wildlife challenge (ref courtesy Mona P. from Copenhagen Zoo). The brown bear was standing in the photo so I cropped his/her rest of upright body to focus on the head area. Also I put it into a colder environment by adding aspens. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Seas the Day

5.5x8.5 watercolor in Master's Touch 80 lb paper sketchbook done today over careful pencil sketch. For the last day of the summer solstice I wanted to paint a boat, anchored and in quiet water, as its occupant is either out swimming or reclining for awhile aboard. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Smooth Sailing

6x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done today; ref courtesy Wendy Manning/WetCanvas weekend drawing event. I enjoyed the view from the bow of the sailboat as well as the beautiful wood of the deck, etc. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Prideful Peacock

6x6 watercolor over pencil drawing in Master's Touch 80 lb paper sketchbook done last week for another online challenge featuring animals and wildlife. I had cropped the large bird to focus on the head and his beautiful feathers. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

September Hay Bales

5.5x8 ink using black Tombow brush pen in new junk journal done over the past weekend for an online challenge; ref courtesy Deborah. I sketched hay bales with ink over partially gessoed page in the old book. When that was done I used a #1 rigger/script liner brush to blend edges with water. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Female Ruby-throat Hummer on Zinnia

Female Ruby-throat Hummer on Zinnia 10x8 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Winsor Newton paper done last week from some of my many hummingbird photos and flowers. Birds and blooms never get tiresome in my opinion. This female ruby-throat seems busy getting nectar sweetness from the hot pink zinnia. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Charming Coneflowers

6x6 watercolor on 80 lb paper from Master's Touch sketchbook done last week or so from some coneflowers I had planted in the backyard. Trying with a loose brush for a more carefree look. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Set Sail in September

9x6 gouache and acrylic gouache on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done last week, a small maritime seascape with sailboat, wind, and water. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Purple Posies Abstract

6x6 gouache and watercolor on 80 lb sketchbook paper (Master's Touch) done last week, an exercise in taking a portion of another painting and abstracting its shapes but keeping its colors. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Early September Storm

6x6 watercolor on 80 lb sketchbook paper from Master's Touch brand done at first of the month. This is another imaginary storm scene I have created just as we are having during this time in west Texas. Thankful for the rain! COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Soaring Rainclouds

6x6 watercolor done in Master's Touch sketchbook last week at beginning of September, another imaginary weather scene. These rainclouds appear to be soaring and roaring above. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2024

Calico in the Window

9x6 markers using CaliArt brand on Master's Touch marker paper done last week from another online challenge. Ref courtesy WetCanvas! COPYRGHT 2024 Kay Smith

San Geronimo Church at Taos Pueblo

22x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Saunders paper, another southwestern landscape I painted and SOLD back in 1995. I love this quiet and tranquil scene indicative of the area and spiritual atmosphere. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

September Color

6x6 watercolor done last week, an imaginary scene of color beginning to show in some areas of the country. In this rural scene of a stream, trees, and rocks, one can think they are anywhere. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Ramshackle Ruin

7x9 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper done the last of August, another dilapidated structure in a landscape that I am fond of painting. I've used Daniel Smith pigments. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Warrior Chief

20x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, a commissioned piece done back in 1995 when I'd been painting watermedia for two years. This work is SOLD. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Poppy Path

8x8 watercolor; I used a limited palette of aureolin, ultramarine, and permanent rose paints on 140 lb cold press paper by Master's Touch. First I did a wet in wet underpainting using the 3 colors. When dry, pencil sketched them in then went with what I felt like rather than using local color. Lastly, different color splatters were added to dry painting. Ref courtesy of artist Christine. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Farm Horses

15x22 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper, another one of my early farm animal paintings based on my dad's sorrel horses. This work is SOLD. It was painted wet in wet in 1993 when I seriously began learning watercolor. From the photo I had taken, this group was analyzed for its darkest dark color values then those were put in first. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

A Rowdy Rooster

6x6 acrylics and ink using STA 0.8 pen on Master's Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done at end of August; ref courtesy another artist. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Texas Horse Farm

6x6 watercolor on paper done today, a quick colored pencil sketch in Master's 80 lb/Daniel Smith paints. From two different refs, I created an imaginary Texas horse farm. The viewer has to imagine there are other horses around maybe in the pasture or other side of the red barn. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Southwest Vignette

15x20 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary scene showing a southwestern trading post and cowskulls I painted years ago. I included red pepper ristras and an old wagon wheel. This work is SOLD. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Gull Alert

6x9 watercolor done on 70 lb paper in sketchbook towards the end of August while on a trip (ref courtesy another artist) using White Nights paints. I cropped out most of the other parts of the photo to focus on the seagull close up. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith