Morning Coffee Break

9x6.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done first week of August while on a trip. This is painted on Canson 117 lb cold press paper and ref is from WetCanvas challenge. Morning coffee breaks were and are the best of times. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Morning Coffee

6x8 watercolor on handmade rough 140 lb cold press paper done last month, another in my series of coffee cups and coffee. I really liked how this one turned out with its more energetic color tones and vibes. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Coffee Black

7x9 watercolor and ink line on sketchbook 80 lb paper done earlier in the month. I used Winsor Newton 0.3 sepia fine liner pen to sketch the coffee cup and White Nights paints for pigmentation. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

National Coffee Day! White Cup on Red Cloth

National Coffee Day! White Cup on Red Cloth 11x8.5 watercolor on Stonehenge 140 lb cold press paper done for National Coffee Day. This simple white cup about half full of coffee looks like an easy still life subject but it was anything but! Multiple ellipses and curves to get just right so many washes were painted before finishing. Sepia was the perfect hue for black coffee. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Coffee Break

8x8 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Masters Touch premium paper done last week on a cold morning with a cup of hot coffee, my favorite breakfast beverage. This simple still life is comforting and warming at the same time. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

National Coffee Day

It is National Coffee Day! This is titled "PerkFection" and a day is always perfect once it is begun with that strong beverage with no cream no sugar. Size 8.5x5.5 mixed media on Bienfang sketchbook of a stainless steel percolator (people still use those? I do) and coffee cup with roses. After ink line drawing done with Micron 01 pen, watercolor was added to pot, cup, and table. Background is blue and red Montana acrylic markers. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

White Coffee Cup on Red Cloth

11x8.5 watercolor on Stonehenge 140 lb cold press paper done over the weekend for another online event I was hosting.  This simple white cup about half full of coffee looks like an easy still life subject but it was anything but! Multiple ellipses and curves to get just right so many washes were painted before finishing.  Sepia was the perfect hue for black coffee.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Coffee for Two

10.5x6.5 watercolor on gessoed matboard done today for another WetCanvas weekend drawing event.  I try to do these each week but don't always manage.  The challenge was to paint a black subject in honor of Black Friday so I chose my favorite beverage:  Coffee!
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.