Fading Desert Day

6x4.75 watercolor and gel pen on Canson 117 lb. cold press paper done last month. In this imaginary desert landscape, I've tried to show the day's sky as it winds down for the night over the barren dry land. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Tucson Towers Cactus

6x6 acrylics on sketchbook page done earlier in the month, an imaginary desert scene in Arizona. I was trying to use up excess paint so brushed it on this paper then developed the tall saguaro design. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Sunray Saguaros

14.25x7.25 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done end of May, another imaginary contemporary desert landscape featuring tall saguaro cactus. Sunrays are exaggerated as they radiate outwards towards any living thing. I especially enjoy the pink prickly pears. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Desert Vibes

30x11 acrylics on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper done in January, a playful unrealistic cactus depiction. These tall saguaros are welcoming everyone with their open arms, colorful contortions, and desert vibes. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Saguaro Song

9x12 acrylics over an older abstract done in 2020, another in my reworked series done the last of August. This is on 140 lb cold press paper. Stay tuned for more exciting cactus art desert scenes. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Hot Cactus Pears

5.5x8.5 watercolor on sketchbook paper painted at end of July, another imaginary cactus desert landscape featuring the delicious pears they form. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cactus Tidbits

6x6 watercolor of imaginary prickly pear cactus patch, just a playful exercise of color and line. In this desert landscape flora or plant scene, one can think of finding a cactus with all these tidbits. This was painted last week or so. COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith

Window Wall Cactus

10x8 acrylics on canvas done last week in anticipation of a WetCanvas acrylics challenge due today featuring a window. Including a few prickly pear cactus leaves at the bottom plus its surrounding shadows makes a nice composition. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Desert Vistas

5.5x8.5 acrylics in Master's Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done last week, an imaginary desert landscape such as Arizona. Fun to dream what rock cliffs and desert flora might be surviving there. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Dry Desert Icons

30x22 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper painted earlier in the month. I have painted this southwest landscape mission more than once and in different ways. Seagulls in acrylic are on the reverse side. With the imaginary saguaro cactus flanking the tall mission bell tower, the bottom part beckons you to come on inside. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Cactus Conglomeration

6x6 watercolor and colored pencils on Masters Touch 80 lb paper in sketchbook, another imaginary prickly pear composition using various media. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Prickly Performance

6x6 watercolor and colored pencils on Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb. paper done first part of June, another cactus of prickly pears in my series. These imaginary desert landscapes are so much fun and each one is different and usually done with addition of at least one other medium. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Prickly Pear Landscape

8.25x5.25 mixed media collage in junk journal done last month. Beginning with watercolor I finished with added collage elements in this imaginary desert landscape. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith