Stair Cat

7x5 watercolor done over the previous weekend of a simple orange tabby cat sitting on a stair step. This is done on Strathmore printmaking paper using opaque colors. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Resting in Peace

11x15 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper done last week, a double cat pet portrait commission that I believe turned out very well. Both of these male cats have gone to the rainbow bridge and their owner was happy with the painting. COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith

Orange Tabby Looking Back

10.25x9 watercolor over graphite pencil sketch completed today for another online challenge.  I love orange or ginger tabby cats and have not had one in many years.  This one is looking back and something, but what? Another animal, a human, some type of activity requiring his attention.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Poppy Cats

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, a painting using my fractured image style where various rectangles are marked on top of a pencil drawing.  Then each section is painted differently but the whole composition jives in the end.  These three cats belong to the owner who commissioned this unique pet portrait.  Flowers were also to be included so I chose poppies that would set off the neutral colors of the kitties.  This work is SOLD.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2018.

Ziggy cat with Brusho

6x9 watercolor and Brusho on Canson 140 lb. cold press paper done today as part of our Watermedia forum April challenge.  Hosted by fellow artist Joanne Nemeth, Ziggy is one of her three male cats who happen to be brothers.  I sprinkled Brusho on dry paper then made small brush water marks letting the pigments run.  After blending orange and yellow, I added ultramarine blue to the rest plus black.  Brush work and negative painting were then done and finally stamping his cat bed with bubble wrap painted with quinacridone violet completed the pet portrait.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith