Three Forest Ponies

5.5x8.5 watercolor using White Nights paints on Canson 117 lb cold press paper done last week before Thanksgiving over pencil sketch (ref courtesy Rousay/WetCanvas). This was painted for another weekend drawing event challenge online. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2024

Cuddly Colts

6x6 watercolor on Masters Touch 80 lb paper in sketchbook done last weekend for another WetCanvas online challenge. These two colts had amazing colors of their coats and it was not easy to mix them to look realistic. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Horse Herd

5x7.5 watercolor (on Moleskine for watercolor) sketchbook paper of several horses from some of my photos.  Grouped together they are a herd stomping their feet and kicking up dust.  This is today's work and can be purchased from my gallery on Daily Painters www.dailypainters.com
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Stan's Horses on Cracker Barrel Map

This watercolor work is about 9x11 and is a section I cut out of a large Cracker Barrel map of the USA.  I love to eat there and these maps are free that show all their restaurant locations.
Years ago I'd painted this pair of horses in a smaller format and given to my brother Stan.  Unsure if the medium would color the paper enough I did have to use 2-3 washes in this vignette and of course draw the animals larger.  They were eating hay when I took their photograph and the white horse is eating quickly while the bay is watching something at a distance.  Paints used:  Daniel Smith quinacridone burnt orange and gold, UB, manganese, arylide, raw sienna, undersea green, carbazole violet, cobalt teal blue.

Pair of Ponies

8 1/4 x 4 3/4 watercolor on Bristol 300 series paper over Tombow brush pen sketch as seen in below image; done this afternoon with Daniel Smith paints:  Quinacridone burnt orange and gold, UB, green gold, arylide, carbazole violet.  I've been wanting to do a line and wash work for awhile.  This pair of ponies will be featured this weekend on WetCanvas! online All Media Arts Forum.  Photo courtesy Maureen.

Happy Trails

11x15 watercolor, copyright 2010 Kay Smith, of my brother's backside. I changed the horse's color to white with grey tail instead of sorrel. This painting was done while in my New Mexico mountain studio cabin a few days ago.

Remember the theme song Roy Rogers and Dale Evans had for their TV show about happy trails?

After Vernita Bridges-Hoyt invited me to be part of her new blog about the Chisum or Chisholm Trail I realized I'd gotten away from doing much western art. So get ready! More is coming. To view Nita's new blog go to chisolmtrailart.blogspot.com/

Painted Ponies demo

22x15 watercolor painted today as a 2 hour demo during Old Railhead Trade Days in downtown Colorado City, TX. This photo is from www.wetcanvas.com reference library images. I drew it in pencil on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper then madly applied American Journey paints: Coastal Fog, Midnight Blue, Copper Kettle, Harvest Wheat, Royal Amethyst, Gamboge, Skip's Green, Andrew's Turquoise, Orchid, Periwinkle, Taylor's Pink Flamingo. Daniel Smith: Moonglow, Raw Sienna.