Rousay's Horse

17x20 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted last weekend; ref courtesy artist Rousay for another weekend drawing event on WetCanvas.com. Participants have 2 hours to choose their image then paint it. I didn't quite make the time limit so had to add 2 more hours before finishing with this lovely sorrel horse of Rousay's. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Red Hibiscus Profile

Red Hibiscus Profile 6x6 watercolor with White Nights paints on Masters Touch 80 lb sketchbook done last week or so ago; ref courtesy of Dewi for a weekend drawing event on WetCanvas! COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Lionhearted

7x9.5 watercolor done the 29th day of June while on a trip using Ecosystem sketchbook. This lion was featured on a WetCanvas weekend drawing event hosted by tyree and was fun to paint. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Roan Horse

8.5x5.5 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals using grey in Masters Touch sketchbook, 70 lb paper, done last weekend for another online WetCanvas challenge in the All Media Art Events. In this event, participants have 2 hours allotted to choose an image then draw or paint it. I was not sure if the horse was a blue roan or a grey roan. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Baby Alpaca with Carrot

8x8 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done today for another online challenge; photo courtesy WetCanvas reference image library/CRYROLPHE. I spent about an hour on the pencil sketch and the paint application for the Weekend Drawing Event and just could not resist this baby alpaca chewing on a carrot. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Tanja's Donkeys

7x5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Fabriano paper completed today over pencil sketch begun Friday. As part of a timed online art event the work had to be done within 2 hours. Ref courtesy Tanja/WetCanvas weekend drawing event. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Helen's Peony

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over the past week in another WetCanvas challenge of 2 hours time limit; my time was about 50 minutes to paint this floral, a red peony, of Helen's. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Black Horse

8x8 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper drawn and painted today. The sun and light were hitting parts of his forelock and mane so I added oranges and golds to go with the predominantly bluish black of his coat.  Left side background was left white.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Blue Barn Hen

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line on Masters sketchbook done yesterday for another WetCanvas event for the weekend hosted by Kay M.  We had 2 hours to complete a painting; mine was done in about 1 hour. I used Lictin .10 pen in black.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

Stalker Cat

12x9 watercolor done yesterday as part of another WetCanvas challenge of doing a painting from images provided in a two hour time limit.  This cat was about 1.5 hours and was painted wet on dry on new Fluid 140 lb cold press paper.  Fluid is made in USA in Kansas City, MO., and is quite like working on velvet. I had a cat with similar coloring to this one named Taco Belle, a Maine Coon.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.  Email 1971ks@att.net to purchase via PayPal.  Cost:  $225

Henry, Boston Terrier

7x9.5 watercolor and ink (Pitt pen XS by Faber Castell) on Ecosystem sketchbook done this weekend during a timed 2 hour event on WetCanvas.  The dog, Henry, belongs to host Susan Smith.  My maternal great-grandmother, Cynthia J. Garner Reese raised these dogs. She was related to our 32nd Vice President of the US, John Nance Garner, aka Cactus Jack, a Texas lawyer/legislator.  In addition, my mother-in-law Maxine Key Zant owned them as well.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

French Village Street

8x6 watercolor and ink on paper in my new Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook.  The townscape is a scene featured on the current weekend drawing event on WetCanvas in which participants have 2 hours to select an image (courtesy of shadoe) then paint it.  I've added two figures lower right walking into the composition versus the original reference that had a person walking out.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Flamingo Pool

11x8.5 watercolor on paper from Crescent sketchbook done today, a quick pencil sketch from a WetCanvas weekend drawing event hosted by Susan.  I've edited out other flamingos and left the pool a murky muddy brown.  Background foliage was largely palm leaves and other plants around their water.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Guinea Baboons

5.5x8.5 mixed media on paper done weekend before last while on vacation.  A WetCanvas weekend drawing event, these baboons were featured by the host along with 15 other images.  Sketching with my Lamy Safari pen and grey Noodler's ink, I cropped several of them out and only included four.  Watercolor was added next to paint the troops' brown bodies and finally Montana acrylic marker in light blue used for a solid background.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith

December Pigeon

12x9 watercolor done today in about 45 minutes, a quick pencil drawing followed by loose wc. I grabbed seldom used in years paint such as Payne's Gray, cobalt violet and blue, then made sure lots of water was in a large round brush. It is done on 140 lb cold press Canson paper.  Splattering was done when paint dried.  He's featured on current Weekend Drawing Event on WetCanvas! as hosted by Susan.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Caleb in Striped Shirt

8.5x6 watercolor on ColorSketch paper drawn yesterday and painted today; he is my youngest nephew's son and just celebrated his third birthday.  In my photo he was eating and had crumbs on his lips so I omitted those.  Reference photo included in this weekend's drawing event on WetCanvas! and took me the full 2 hours allotted time.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Dewi's Bunny - Almost Easter!

9x12 watercolor done Sunday as part of a 2 hour WetCanvas timed exercise in the All Media Art Events forum. I was able to draw and paint host Dewi's bunny in less than a half hour.  A limited palette was used on dry Canson 140 lb cold press paper.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Pig-Hunting Dogs

6x8.5 Tombow brush pens in black and burnt sienna plus watercolor; black nib tip used to sketch entire scene on ColorSketch pale pink paper. All done today using no pencil first.  Photo ref courtesy Angie in Georgia who is this weekend's host on WetCanvas.  We had 2 hours to select a subject and paint or draw to completion. These dogs love to hunt wild pigs.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Yellow-headed Blackbird

14.5x9.25 acrylics on matboard over pencil drawing finished today and featured on WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event.  Host Mike Beckett posted photos for us the weekend before last in which we had 2 hours to make a selection and do a painting.  But this method of painting took longer as I am used to the quick washes of watercolor and its transparency.  I did enjoy studying the yellow-headed blackbird.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Beer and Onion Rings

5.5x8 watercolor and ink on Strathmore Visual Journal for mixed media done today as featured on WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event.  In this event, a host will upload 16 images and participants have only 2 hours to select, draw, and paint their choice.  Mike Beckett had some great pictures and I chose this pub scene from Canada where he lives; my time was 1.5 hours. I've rearranged some of the photo elements such as a back table and chairs, then added a chair back behind the food.  I used a Lamy Safari pen with Noodler's grey ink.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.