Ode to Odin ~ pet portrait

12x9 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper done last month for hubby's nephew, a pet portrait of his Cane Corso dog, Odin. In person the dog looks very mean but here we see him in a playful mood. This work is SOLD. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Cheerful Chihuahua

9x7 watercolor done last week in Masters Touch 80 lb paper sketchbook; I used colored multilead pencils to sketch the dog first. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Cheeky Chihuahua

11x8.5 mixed media (watercolor, Caran D'Ache crayons, ink) on paper. This fellow reminds me of a tiny Chihuahua I had growing up, a registered dog weighing less than 2 lbs, named Peanut. After catching him peeing on my Barbie dollhouse, he found a new home with a neighbor, and I happily switched to cats. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Blu ~ dog pet portrait

20x16 acrylics on wrapped canvas dog pet portrait commission recently done of a Blue Lacy breed. This was for a Christmas present and was well received. It is SOLD. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Maya ~ Cane Corso

12x9 watercolor on hot press 140 lb Fabriano paper done last week, a pet portrait that is SOLD. The Cane Corso is an Italian breed of mastiff. It is usually kept as a companion dog or guard dog. Maya is black with white markings. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Shih Tzu Pet Portrait

12x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, a commissioned pet portrait honoring a person's pet who has gone to the rainbow bridge. This little female looked so sweet and it was a privilege to paint her. This work is SOLD. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Crazy Pink Chihuahua

8.5x6 watercolor and Pigma Micron 01 pen of a crazy chihuahua, painted wildly one weekend on Color Sketch paper. No reference used and a different color palette, not local color. This one reminds me of one of the two chihuahuas I had growing up. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Spaniel Eyes

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink using STA Lictin 0.1 pen in Masters Touch sketchbook on 80 lb. paper done last week. Ref courtesy WetCanvas online challenge event. His large eyes seem to be following whoever is looking at him at the moment. White Nights paints and a #1 rigger/script liner brush were used in this dog pet portrait. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Ruby Red Dog

12x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, drawn and painted in 2013 for a weekend drawing event on WetCanvas; photo courtesy of Gail Bowers. Ruby is Gail's dog and I tried to make her seem realistic. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Peanut the Pug

8x8 watercolor on Masters Premium paper just completed, a pet portrait of Peanut the pug, a rescue dog of friends. She looks so happy with her pug grin. (Image courtesy Carlene Gibbs) COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Brown and White Dog with Ball

5.25x8.25 mixed media using ballpoint pen, acrylics, gel pen, and watercolor on old book page in my junk journal done several days ago for another online challenge. Image courtesy EP/WetCanvas. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Ollie dog

6.25x9 watercolor over black felt tip pen sketch done over the weekend of Ollie, Li Newton's dog, who is part border collie.  They were at a picnic when her photo was taken.  Painting is done on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper and is featured in the current weekend drawing event on WetCanvas.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Sleepy Basset Hound

6x6 watercolor and ink line wash on Masters paper with Micron 01 pen/Daniel Smith paints from an old photo of mine I'd been planning to draw a long time of a tired Bassett hound lounging and sleeping on the nearest couch.  This image was sent for possible publication recently.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith.

Christmas Chihuahua

8x5.5 mixed media that began with ink sketch as seen below on Strathmore Visual Journal for mixed media yesterday.  Next I used Sharpie colored markers and watercolor to finish this Christmas chihuahua.  COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith.

Ridgeback Dog

7x9.5 watercolor on paper in Ecosystem sketchbook just completed as part of another timed online challenge; ref courtesy WetCanvas/Li Newton.  The dog's name is Congo and appeared very sweet in the photo provided so hope he appears as such in this pet portrait.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Sleeping Spaniel

4.5 x 9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done on Labor Day, a snoozing Cavalier King Charles spaniel resting up on his bed, a pet portrait to go with other sleeping dog paintings in a series.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Pippa's Not Asleep

7x9.5 colored pencil sketch using multi-lead ones followed by watercolor on Ecosystem sketchbook done over the weekend.  Pippa is fellow artist Viv's dog in New Zealand, half Jack Russell and half fox terrier.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Chewbacca dog

9.5x7 colored pencils and watercolor pencils done yesterday for a WetCanvas weekend drawing event, a timed exercise with a 2 hour limit.  I selected this curly haired dog named Chewbacca; photo courtesy bjcpaints.  First version was without adding water, then this look which is much softer with water to smooth all his hair.  This dog pet portrait was done in my Ecosystem sketchbook.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Henry Boston Terrier

8.5x5.5 liquid pencil in sepia by Derwent, a graphic sketch using a brush of another artist's dog.  This was painted earlier in the month and is the second time I have painted her Boston terrier.  The Derwent set of liquid pencil has permanent properties but this sepia tone is not; it lifts right up if you make a mistake and is designed to resemble lead pencil.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Dinnertime Dog

8.5x6 watercolor of a small reddish brown and white short-haired dog who seems to be asking “What’s for dinner?” This pet portrait is drawn with graphite and rendered with Daniel Smith pigments.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.