Striped Zebras

3.5x7 watercolor of four grown zebras standing together discussing the day's events. This is an older work. I painted them on Canson 140 lb cold press paper (photo from WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event). With the WDE, participants are given 2 hours to choose and paint their subject, then post the results at that time limit even if unfinished. This work has been SOLD. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Highland Calf

6x4 watercolor and ink line in Joggles sketchbook done last week or so ago for an online challenge with WetCanvas; an adorable Highland calf. It was fun to see these cows with their long hair when I visited the UK. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

December Deer

6x9 watercolor with white wax crayon on 140 lb. cold press paper done over the past weekend as part of another online challenge. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Pearl & Opal Mini Donkeys

7.5x5.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over the weekend for another WetCanvas timed event.  This mini donkey and her hinny belong to fellow artist Bonnie in Canada.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Pronghorn Resting

5x7 watercolor and ink line using Micron 01 pen on vintage book text done last week.  This antelope is having himself a rest from his hunting.  We saw so many of these in the plains between western Texas and eastern New Mexico.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2019

Pronghorn Antelope

8.5x5.5 mixed media on paper.  These animals are seen dashing across the flat grassland between Plains, TX and Tatum, NM, as well as west Texas.  I sketched with Uniball Vision Elite ink pen first, then added watercolor, followed by Montana acrylic markers.  Lastly black India ink was applied to a few select linear spots for emphasis. Scientific name of Antilocapra americana translated is "American antelope goat" but the deer-like pronghorn is neither.  With its branched horns instead of antlers that it sheds (the only animal that does), it is the fastest, running in 20 foot bounds up to 60 miles per hour.  Unlike the cheetah, the pronghorn can run for hours and can spot predators up to 4 miles away with its keen eyesight.  Life expectancy is 9-10 years for this North American hoofed mammal.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Docile Donkey

15x11 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper by Dick Blick; this donkey belongs to another artist on WetCanvas and the painting is shown for this month's challenge in the Animals forum there.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Pronghorn Antelope

8.5x11 ink on paper sketch that I've cropped here of a pair of pronghorn antelope photographed between Plains, TX and Tatum, NM. They usually run at the sight of humans interrupting their day in the brushy pasture or grassland.  I used a Pitt pen in grey and dark grey to sketch them.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.