Mystery of the Cat

8x8 mixed media on brown paper done last week using charcoals white and black, colored pencils, India ink, pencil, and Montana acrylic markers. Stencil Girl stencils were used for the background. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Calico Cat and Fall Leaves

6x6 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of a calico cat sitting amongst fall leaves.  She blends right in! I painted this about 2 years ago and named it "I'm Leavin'".  I really enjoyed painting all the negative shaped leaves.

The Artistic Touch 5 - New Book is Out

Here it is! At long last, Chris Unwin's new book is out featuring primarily watermedia.  I'm lucky she asked me to submit images for consideration, and two were chosen:  Furbaby and Porky.  You can see these animal portraits below.  If you would like to own one of Chris' books, I have them ready to be picked up at my studio at below MSRP.  Email me kay1971smith@aol.com if interested in having one for yourself or for that special person on your Christmas list!

Buttercup Cat Portrait

16x20 watercolor of one of my cats taking a siesta on an old brick.  As our Caboose group gets ready for a pet portrait art show next month we have to get ready with various varieties of our furry friends.  This is my second time to paint this fellow.

Chuy's Pet Portrait

15x15 watercolor on Italia 140 lb paper, transparent colors Daniel Smith and DaVinci paints.

Striping it Rich

This is Chuy (pronounced Chewy) our gray tabby adopted 9 years ago from the Humane Society. He was caught red-handed in this photo napping on my lovely pillows. I decided to paint his portrait so have worked on that several days and will post it shortly. This photo was one of 16 images I put on WetCanvas! last weekend for the Weekend Drawing Event and I ran out of time to draw and paint him.