Tall Hollyhock

6x2 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done last month, another vertical painting that can be matted and framed or can be used as a bookmark. Tall hollyhocks are an old fashioned flower that blooms in many colors and are a self sowing hardy plant. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cactus Coloring

8x6 watercolor using limited palette of alizarin crimson, Moonglow, and aureolin paints on handmade rough cold press paper. I painted this imaginary desert cactus scene around first week or so of September, another in my series. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Tall Desert Cactus

6x2 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary desert cactus in vertical format that can be used as a framed piece of art or as a bookmark. I painted this last month. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cactus Time

6x2 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done last month, an imaginary composition in miniature that could be used either for artwork on the wall or as a special bookmark. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cactus Floral Shapes

9x6 mixed media using mostly acrylic and colored pencil over an older watermedia made with stencils done in 2021. This redo or rework is fun after drawing cactus shapes in colored pencil over the original. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025 Original Floral Shapes is below for comparison.

Bee on Summer Flowers

6x6 watercolor using White Nights paints in sketchbook of 80 lb paper done over last weekend for WetCanvas! weekend drawing event. Ref courtesy Connie v. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Lil's Violets

3.75x2.75 floral watercolor still life done previously from another artist's African violets in a clay pot. I cropped the image to show only its left side. Look closely to see bounce light that reflects the bloom colors into the leaves. This is on Langton 140 lb cold press paper and Daniel Smith pigments. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cemetery Cat

8.5x5.5 watercolor in mixed media sketchbook done last week as part of another online challenge with WetCanvas. I enjoyed the perched black cat on a tombstone or headstone in a local cemetery or graveyard. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Flowery Saguaro

9x5.75 mixed media on book page done last of August, a summery floral of top of a saguaro done last of August. I used colored pencils, watercolor, acrylics, ink, and collage in this fun piece. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cactus Glory

8.5x5.5 mixed media of Winsor Newton grey fineliner 0.3 pen, watercolor, colored pencils done last month in mixed media sketchbook. Another imaginary desert cactus and foliage scene up close. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Sunflower Ambience

9x9 watercolor on Canson 117 lb cold press paper done week before last; inspiration was seeing a field of sunflowers showing the last of summer's sun upon their majestic heads. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

White and Red Hollyhocks

8.5x5.5 watercolor in mixed media sketchbook done from my own hollyhocks week before last. Always a joy to paint these tall, old fashioned flowers that seed themselves. Now I've planted some dark pink seeds and am hoping to see results next growing season. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Variegated Geraniums

7x9 watercolor using White Nights paints done in mid August in Master's Touch sketchbook, 80 lb paper. This was done for an online plant parade challenge on WetCanvas; ref photo Tereza. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Neon Nopal Cactus Patch

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Winsor Newton paper, one of the first cactus in a series of painting leaves and blooms opposite of their local colors. It was one of the cactus groups found at our big spring area of Comanche Trail Park here in Big Spring, TX. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Dog with Colored Eyes

5.5x8.5 watercolor with White Nights paints over Winsor Newton sepia fineliner 0.3 pen done mid August. This was done in sketchbook for mixed media. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Nosy Hummer ~ neurographic

8.25x9 watercolor and ink line using Micron 01 pen in sketchbook completed today. Background was left white of the paper. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025