September Color

6x6 watercolor done last week, an imaginary scene of color beginning to show in some areas of the country. In this rural scene of a stream, trees, and rocks, one can think they are anywhere. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Leaves Turning

4x8 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper done over last weekend using White Nights paints. In this nature close up of leaves already turning yellow and golden one can imagine autumn or fall is just around the corner. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Aspen Run

14.5x10.5 watercolor on gessoed matboard done from one of my New Mexico photos of a row of aspens glistening gold in the morning sun. I've exaggerated the background adding more darks as if there were green foliage behind. The Capitan highway was in between that and the trees so I have made that more blue as if it was water. Not as many red leaves were there in real life so I've used artistic license. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Autumn Landscape in Inks

4x6 alcohol inks on paper, an abstract done today using 4 colors of Willow, Ginger, Burro Brown, and Sunset Orange. I used canned air to make the vertical tree like marks on right side and going across to the left middle.  With cooler temps and rain every day since last week, autumn definitely is here and these colors can testify.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.  Contact 1971ks@att.net   to purchase via PayPal.       Cost:  $75

Fall Aspen Color

12x6 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb paper painted yesterday while in the mountains. In this imaginary scene the tall trees tell us that fall color is here to be savored and sampled until the first frost. Embrace autumn for nature's plentiful palette!

Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Autumn Aspens Wolf

20x16 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper, DaVinci/Daniel Smith/WN paints.  A friend gave me his wolf photos so using one of those, added aspen grove I photographed in New Mexico years ago plus imaginary rocks to make this fall landscape.

Scarecrows

22x15 watercolor over gessoed matboard; drawn from two of the cute scarecrows I bought at the dollar store.

Mums Sale

15x22 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper from a photo I took a few years ago in Home Depot's parking lot by their greenhouses.  It was October and the beginning of cooler weather and the perfect time to plant chrysanthemums.

Aspen Gold

22x15 watercolor close up view of New Mexico aspens in full autumn color. This painting was purchased and hangs in Texas Senator Kel Seliger's office in Austin.