Landmark Statue ~ #inktober2024 day 31

6x4 ink using Fudenosuke pen/black ink done for today the last day of #inktober2024. This is in Joggles sketchbook and is our Statue of Liberty. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Jumbo ~ #inktober2024 day 28

6x4 ink using black India ink applied with a wooden chopstick on sketchbook paper for day 28 for #inktober2024; the prompt was 'jumbo' so I decided that an elephant would be perfect to illustrate. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Skinny Black Cat

11.5x7.5 watercolor on Winsor Newton 140 lb cold press paper done today over pencil sketch of this tall, skinny cat. His pose is very elegant and fur was painted with mixes for black. I ran out of space to include all of his long tail. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Watchful Wolf

6x4 watercolor using White Nights paints on 80 lb sketchbook paper in Master's Touch book done a week and a half ago; ref courtesy WetCanvas!online challenge. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

YoMama's

5.5x8.5 ink and watercolor using Micron 01 and Fude pens along with White Nights paints finished last week. This downtown cafe was an inspiration for members of our Big Spring Art Association at recent paint out. I used Master's Touch 80 lb sketchbook. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Road #inktober2024 ~ day 27

6x4 ink sketch with R2 rollerball pen and watercolors of a country road after a rain. A mailbox is on one side while a figure is seen in the distance. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Rhinoceros ~ #inktober2024 day 21

4x6 ink on sketchbook paper using Fude Tombow pen and black India ink applied with wooden chopstick done for day 21 for #inktober2024 this year. I'm not posting all the other days just the ones that turned out decent sketches. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Ridge ~ #inktober2024 day 19

4x6 ink with Micron 01 pen plus watercolors with White Nights paints done last week for day 19 of #nktober2024. This is done on Joggles sketchbook. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Uncharted ~ day 20 #inktober2024

4x6 ink using Micron 01 pen in Joggles sketchbook for day 20 of #inktober2024; I tried to make a rugged landscape that had not been settled, more or less still in the wild. Watercolors using White Nights paints was completed last week. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

White Pumpkin

8x10 acrylics on wrapped canvas done last week from photos taken last trip to Albertson's in Ruidoso. I really admired the white pumpkins, grey ones, and yellows. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

A Scaredy Cat

6x4 mixed media on sketchbook Joggles paper done last week after first sketching with Micron 01 pen and Fude pen. Watercolor with White Nights was added last along with a few white gel pen whiskers. This fellow is ready for Halloween. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

House with Laundry

5.5x8.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done last week; ref courtesy another artist for online challenge in watermedia. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Chickadee on a Branch

Chickadee on a Branch 7x5 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper done over the past weekend for another online challenge; ref courtesy Valri/WetCanvas. Participants had 2 hours to choose an image then paint it. Chickadees make great bird art! COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Park Waterfall

2.75x5.75 on Bristol 100 paper using Tombow brush pen plus watercolors in this waterfall at a city park. In this miniature I have illustrated the illusion of water going over rocks spilling below. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Grungy #inktober2024 day 16

4x6 ink and collage on Joggles sketchbook paper for day 16 of #inktober2024; prompt 'grungy'. I've used stamps dipped into black ink, spray antique brown ink over a looped rubber band, and ink sketch of a woman glued onto the page to illustrate the prompt. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Guidebook sketch #inktober2024 day 15

4x6 ink using pen GEAR ballpoint on Joggles for #inktober2024 day 15 where the prompt is 'guidebook'; I chose to illustrate the Bible with the sun and clouds behind lighting the sky. This sketch is on Joggles sketchbook paper. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Buffalo Roam #inktober2024 day 14

6x4 ink using rollerball R2 pen and Tombow brush pen on Joggles sketchbook paper done for day 14 of #inktober2024 where the prompt was 'roam'. As the song goes "Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam, and the deer and the antelope play..." COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Beach Horizon #inktober2024 day 13

4x6 ink line using STA 0.05 pen for the horizon mark then watercolor for the rest of the imaginary scene #inktober2024 for day 13. This is done on Joggles sketchbook paper. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

By the Caprock

6x8 watercolor on Fluid 100 hot press 140 lb done a few days ago from imagination and from memory of driving past the beginning of the caprock, plains and plateaus of Texas. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Stormy Prairie Skies

6x6 watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook done last weekend, another imaginary landscape scene with boisterous clouds over the prairie land. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Bright Fall Leaf

5.5x8.5 watercolor done this past weekend for WetCanvas weekend drawing event, on 80 lb sketchbook paper in Master's Touch book. I enjoyed showing the transparency of the leaf in all its autumn glory. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Nomadic #inktober2024 day 10

6x4 ink using Tombow brush pen in Joggles sketchbook for day 10 of #inktober2024. With this wandering people theme of nomads I've used a southwestern flair to their costumes. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Exotic Cat #Inktober2024

6x4 ink sketch with India ink done last week for day #4 for #Inktober2024. Also I used white gel pen for its curly fur throughout. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Boots sketch

4x6 ink sketch in Joggles sketchbook done a few days ago for day 3 of #InkTober2024#boots. I loved these worn western boots casually worn by the cowboy as he rested his feet on a fence. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Crow Season

8.5x5.5 mixed media (watercolor - White Nights paints, Uniball Signo 207 pen, India ink, Montana acrylic marker) on 80 lb Master's Touch sketchbook done last week. I was inspired by a loud crow who parked himself on our fence in New Mexico. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Pretty Pumpkins

5.5x8.5 mixed media (ink using Uniball 207 pen, Brusho, Montana acrylic marker, Stabilo woody pencils) on 80 lb sketchbook paper; Master's Touch sketchbook. I did a quick line drawing last week of imaginary pumpkins then added media. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Prairie Thunderclouds

6x6 watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done last day of September, some imaginary fierce thunderheads building up over the prairie, promising rain. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Gull Deep Dive

8.5x5.5 watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper using White Nights paints done last week; ref courtesy WetCanvas for the regular weekend drawing event. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Rough Guy sketch

8.5x5.5 ink sketch done last week with Micron 01 pen of a man on television. This was done in Master's Touch 80 lb paper sketchbook. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

September Sunflower Trio

5.5x8.5 watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done last week using White Nights paints and my photo of off white faux sunflowers. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Hummer on a Branch

5.5x7.5 watercolor using White Nights paints on Fabriano 140 lb cold press done last week from several bird photos of the hummers. This is done in a handmade book by Etsy's Mary Roff, the second book I've bought from her store. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith