Prickly Pear Canyon

7x5 watercolor and ink on handmade rough paper recently done for a sister-in-law birthday gift. I've used Winsor Newton sepia 0.3 fine liner pen to sketch then black STA brush pen, and black Sharpie in addition to the fluid paint on this imaginary cactus landscape. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Cactus Melee

6x6 watercolor, Brusho using olive and moss greens plus grey, and India ink in Masters Touch sketchbook done in May, another in my imaginary cactus series working wet into wet and applying line if needed. With this one ink lines were quickly sketched in first then color followed when dry. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Cozy Cactus

6x6 mixed media in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done last week, another imaginary cactus landscape. For this I used Brusho wc crystals in grey, olive and moss green, watercolor, and black India ink for line work. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

West Texas Cactus

12x12 acrylics on wrapped canvas, a prickly pear cactus landscape of the rugged west Texas, a piece done Saturday during the class taught by Crystal Goodman of San Angelo, TX. (Ref courtesy of CG) COP0YRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Saguaro Cactus and Crows

5.5x4 mixed media on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week during my cactus series. I used the paper that had already been marked with alcohol inks and acrylics then did India ink on the cactus and crows. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith