European Town

8.5x5.5 watercolor using White Nights paints on Canson 117 lb cold press paper, done while out of town during second week of June. I've also used ink to sketch the buildings in this cityscape (Winsor Newton 0.3 grey fine liner pen). COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Street Walker

9x8.25 ink sketch on sketchbook paper done back in September 2025 as part of #sktchy #30faces30dayschallenge. I had not posted this urban scene with its lone man walking down the sidewalk. A tall street lamp post keeps him company. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Border Town

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done towards end of March. I've used several Mexico town scenes to develop this view of a townscape across the border. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Downtown Figures

9x7 watercolor and grey 0.1 Winsor Newton fine liner pen in this city scene at dusk or twilight. Done at end of last month, this urban cityscape was one of the refs in another WetCanvas online challenges. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Germany Street Lamps

9x7 watercolor and ink on 80 lb sketchbook paper done last week from online WetCanvas challenge. I used Micron 01, Winsor Newton 0.1 black fine liner, and Sharpie for the line work in this urban scene or cityscape. Minimal color from the watercolors. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Paris Cafes

7x9 watercolor over ink line sketch on paper in sketchbook done last weekend for another WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event as hosted by Maureen. I used STA Lictin 0.3 and 0.5 ink pens in Masters Touch book which was about 1 hour. Adding color later made the cafe scene on a Paris street come alive in this cityscape. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Hanging Lamp

9×12 watercolor and Brusho on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper sketched yesterday then painted today from some of my cityscape street lamp photos. The old stone and stucco walls accent the lamp or light metal well. Dry brush and use of black Brusho were put in at the end for textural effects. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Rainy Street

8.5x5.5 watercolor on Masters paper using White Nights paints done week before last, an imaginary town scene featuring people with umbrellas and reflections on a rainy day. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Downtown Frisco

10.25x9 charcoal using both hard and soft on sketchbook paper done the last weekend before December; ref courtesy another artist Gary Allen. I liked the tall telephone poles and lines towering above the cityscape buildings, cars, etc. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Twilight in the City

15x11 watercolor and gouache on Fabriano 140 lb rough paper done a few days ago of an imaginary city street at twilight. I first painted it in watercolor and was not reading right so put mostly white, peach, blue and pale yellow gouache washes over it. Highlights are the street lights glow and reflections. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

English Storefronts

16x12 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper done this afternoon for a timed event online.  I did crop other buildings from this townscape in England, focusing mainly upon the abundant flowers decorating the street and storefronts.  It was painted wet on dry.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Japanese Street

8.5x11.5 mixed media on matboard finished yesterday, a street scene in Japan.  Magic colored pencils used to sketch followed by Caran D' Ache watersoluble wax crayons and acrylics as top layer.  Since I lived in Japan several months this subject matter was just perfect.  The women talking under their parasols gives this a cozy and friendly touch.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2019.

New Orleans Skinny Building

11x7 watercolor done last week of October, a street scene in New Orleans, on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper and Daniel Smith paints.  There were no figures in the photo so I added a lone guy at the doorway of the skinny building.  Ref courtesy Valri/Wet Canvas.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Going Downtown cityscape

8x8 watercolor over India ink line sketch begun yesterday then color added today from this scene of women going shopping.  Figures can be seen in the distance in this imaginary scene. I used a wooden chopstick to do the sketch.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Downtown

9x6.25 watercolor pencil sketch with watercolor done over the weekend on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper.  The photo from downtown somewhere had to be finished in 2 hour time limit so my painting time was one hour, 10 minutes.  I liked the cute couple holding hands wearing their green and red complementary colors while a guy seated on the right past the hotel sign was watching them stroll along.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Spanish Town after JM Parramon

14x11 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Kilimanjaro paper done last month while studying earlier watercolorists' cityscapes (after Jose Parramon).  In this scene it had been raining in Spain and buildings and figures are very abstracted.  You can see some reflections in the rainy street.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Spanish Town

14x11 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press completed today, another town or cityscape looser than the previous one.  This has more shadows and just rained in this imaginary scene as seen in the street reflections.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Border Town

14x10 watercolor on Stonehenge 140 lb hot press paper, an imaginary scene done Sunday while in the southwest on a brief trip. The hot sun is a major player in these border towns along with the dust and a lot of people out shopping.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Belize Umbrellas

15x11 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Saunders paper, with Daniel Smith paints.  Using a marketplace photo from our trip to Belize several years ago, I painted this townscape rapidly using only bright colors at the center of interest.  The background was a wash of manganese blue except for the white of the paper showing.  I like the open market vendors selling their wares.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Virginia Village Lamps

12x9 watercolor on Fluid 140 lb cold press paper drawn yesterday and painted today using Daniel Smith and American Journey pigments.  This is a cropped reference of a townscape that is shown here from current weekend drawing event on WetCanvas with Li Newton hosting.  Since I love lamp posts and lanterns this view favors them as a focal point.  A #14 round brush was used also.
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