Tiny Hummer Colors

2.5x3.5 watercolor and ink line on 140 lb cold press paper (Canson) done week before last. More art card miniatures featuring tiny hummingbirds! I've added an abstract background for contrast and color. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Risky Roadrunner

6x6 black Brusho and watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook, 80 lb paper done week before last, another peppy roadrunner. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Inked Owl

6x6 ink and watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook 80 lb done week before last, another in my inked owl series. With this vignette I have used India ink and Grabie 03 pen. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

European Robin

9x12 watercolor done first part of this month for another WetCanvas weekend drawing event (ref courtesy Maureen). This robin is done on Aquabee 140 lb cold press paper using Daniel Smith paints, wet on dry in a direct method. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Suspicious Crow

12x9 mixed media on Canson 117 lb cold press paper done end of last month while on a trip to New Mexico. I'd just seen a crow out our back area acting suspicious. For this I used White Nights watercolosr, ink (R2 rollerball), markers, and Crayola Pip Squeak washable markers. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Hummer Colors

2.5x3.5 watercolor miniature hummingbird art done first of this month on 140 lb cold press paper. For this ACEO, I had to paint it twice, as the first one fell out of a sketchbook never to be found. References from photos taken in Alto this late summer at our feeder. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Radiant Rooster

5x6 mixed media on paper, another weekend drawing event on WetCanvas done last part of September. For this proud poultry fellow I used multicolored pencils, watercolor (White Nights), ink (Grabie 03 pen), and markers. It is painted on Canson 117 lb cold press paper. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

October Snowy Owl

8x5.5 watercolor on Strathmore Visual Journey for watercolor done Sunday this week while on a trip, a snowy owl against an abstract nature background. Painted wet on dry with Winsor Newton travel set this imaginary scene was showing the wise fellow with October's colors surrounding him. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Watchful Quail

12x9 watercolor on Aquabee 140 lb cold press paper done last week, another quail painting in its arid environment. Reference courtesy Anita Jones Bozich. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Kingfisher Perch

8.5x5.5 watercolor on mixed media paper done week before last for another online WetCanvas challenge. We have kingfishers in Texas although I've never seen one. They are an amazing species and do a lot for their small size. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

A Little Sparrow Told Me

8x10 watercolor collage done first of this month, another in my birds with words series. They literally fly off the wall. Book text accompanies the watercolor painted birds perfectly. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Moonglow Owl

10x8 mixed media on Master's Touch Bristol 103 lb, using watercolor and ink. I've used Grabie technical pens 01, 03, 05 to sketch and Daniel Smith paints on this hoot owl. He is out at midnight looking and searching. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Quiet Quail

9x7 watercolor done first week of this month, more quail art, using Daniel Smith paints on 80 lb sketchbook paper. Ref courtesy Angela Coppola (Free Reference Photos for Artists/Facebook). Thanks, Angela! COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Crow Omen

8x8 mixed media on Master's Touch 140 lb CP paper done latter part of July. I used watercolor (Rosa's), Crayola Pip Squeak markers, and Caran D'Ache wax watersoluble crayons in this imaginary crow painting. Is a crow a bad omen or not? COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

The Crow Knows

14x11 mixed media on mixed media paper using watercolor, acrylics, India ink, carpenter's pencil done last part of August. This crow bird art is one of those having fun creations; doing the top part as realistic depiction and bottom as a color explosion of sorts. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Quail in Cactus Patch

22x30 watercolor using Daniel Smith paints done week before last, on Daler Rowney Langston Prestige paper 140 lb CP. This was a commission ordered on the last day of our Alto Artist Tour on August 9th. A new customer wanted a scene with quail. Having no personal photos Free Reference Photos for Artists page on Facebook was very generous. Thanks to Anita Jones Bozich! Cactus photos were taken here in Big Spring om 6th street. An enjoyable landscape with quail was exciting to paint. Last week I took the painting to Ruidoso, NM, where new customer approved it. Currently, I am matting and framing it for her. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

A Burrowing Owl

10x8 watercolor on Aquabee 140 lb cold press paper done last week from online WetCanvas weekend drawing event. In this owl with landscape, I've shown the very small owl in his own backyard. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Hoot Owl

20x14 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on Daler Rowney Prestige 140 lb cold press paper done last of July. With this great horned owl, commonly called a hoot owl, I've shown its magnificence in the wildlife world. It is enjoyable to paint wildlife in monochromatic tones and colors. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Mexican Violetear Hummer

4x6 watercolor using White Nights paints on Canson 117 lb cold press paper done in mid July. As part of an art challenge on WetCanvas, the host provided this hummingbird image that was just a perfect miniature for hot summer days. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Crow Confessions

11.5x8.5 mixed media on manila folder paper using acrylic, watercolor, markers, paper collage, India ink, white Posca pen done mid July, another in my ongoing crow series. More bird art collage is always welcome. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026