Summer Fieldscape

6x12 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper, a quick demo done on March 2 for the Brownfield Art Association. I partly wet the sky area then laid in ultramarine blue, continuing on down to put in indigo blue then the golds and yellows for foreground. A nice summer field or fieldscape with no pencil drawing needed. Exercises such as this needs no reference photo and are good to get you into the mood for painting and for spring or summer. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Wild Prickly Pears

6x6 watercolor on Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done last week of May, another in my cactus series. Each one is different using various approaches. This was painted quickly without any pre-planning. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

West Texas Cactus

12x12 acrylics on wrapped canvas, a prickly pear cactus landscape of the rugged west Texas, a piece done Saturday during the class taught by Crystal Goodman of San Angelo, TX. (Ref courtesy of CG) COP0YRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Chickadee Grasses

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza 110 lb paper done on first of this month, an imaginary bird in landscape design. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Sparrow Secrets

11x15 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper. A neutral background wash was applied after the bird was painted wet on dry. Weeds and grasses were done when background dried. Lastly splattering in foreground with two oranges, one transparent pyrrol and the other Halloween orange, an opaque was put on as a finishing touch for this nature scene of a white crowned sparrow. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Layered Landscape

5.5x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper completed today, an exercise in layering one color over another and finishing with darkest values.  No pencil was used, brush only, in this semi-abstract design of cool hues with warm accents.  This technique was outlined in Veronica Lawlor's new book One Watercolor a Day: A 6-Week Course Exploring Creativity Using Watercolor, Pattern, and Design (Quarry).
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.