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