Bunny Brilliance

9x7 mixed media using multilead colored Magic pencils by Koh-i-Noor plus watercolor with White Nights paints done over this past weekend, another imaginary rabbit or bunny. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Holed up Jackrabbit

6x8 watercolor and grey Brusho on Masters Touch 140 lb cold press paper done last week; ref courtesy WetCanvas. This adult jackrabbit has just come out of his hiding hole home, watchful for predators. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

March Bunny

9x6.5 mixed media on Fabriano Studio 140 lb hot press paper done last week. I used watercolor, Brusho, and graphite wc's (Gansai Tambi) to paint this cute animal, an indicator of spring. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Arizona Jackrabbit

8x8 watercolor on Masters Touch Premium 140 lb cold press paper completed yesterday; ref courtesy fellow artist Kathy S. in Arizona. I admire how the rabbit blends in with his desert surroundings and the only obvious color is in his backlit ears by the morning sun. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Jackrabbit Watch

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done this afternoon in a vignette.  Loosely painted, this guardian of the grasslands watches out for any other wild animal that might prey upon him.  I saw this fellow last week when visiting my mother.  Various native flora surround the jackrabbit enabling him to easily and quickly hide from predators such as the lowly coyote.  These rabbits blend into the landscape and they are difficult to see until they move and catch your eye.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Cactus Jack

12x9 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb CP paper, Daniel Smith paints.  I started with a limited palette of quinacridone gold, permanent rose, and manganese and cobalt blues, doing an underpainting first.  This is from my photo taken on the Tucson VA hospital grounds where was lucky enough to see a still jackrabbit posing for my camera.  The saguaro stands tall, the guardian of the desert, over all living creatures.

More Daily Painting: Cottontail

15x11 watercolor, loosely painted wet in wet of the common jackrabbit, also known as a cottontail. These small animals abound in southwest brushy pastures and love to feed upon young cotton plants trying to grow. When I was growing up in west Texas our favorite pasttime was to go rabbit hunting before the coyotes got them.