Rob

8.5x5.5 watercolor on Canson paper 117 lb done for day 24 #sktchy #30faces30days April challenge; White Nights paints used in the male portrait. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Gray Hoodie

9x7 watercolor using White Nights paints on 80 lb sketchbook paper done for day 22 of #sktchy April challenge this year. As part of one of their annual #30faces30days challenges, this face was quite interesting. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Ring Man

8.5x6 watercolor plus colored pencil and white charcoal on brown paper, a male portrait done in April for day 19 of #sktchy #30faces30days. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

A Man Named Matt

9x6 watercolor on Canson XL 140 lb cp paper, a male portrait for day 12 of this April's portrait challenge #sktchy #30faces30days. I really enjoyed doing this muse. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Somber Man

8.5x5.5 watecolor using Daniel Smith's Moonglow, a monochromatic portrait of a somber looking man. This is in Master's Touch mixed media sketchbook done for day 4 of #sktchy #30faces30days challenge in April. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Baseball Player

5.5x8.5 Derivan liquid pencil in Masters Touch sketchbook done last week of a handsome imaginary baseball player. I used grey and sepia colors of the medium in the permanent tubes, not rewettable. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Eyebrow Guy

5.5x5.5 gouache on Arteza 110 lb cold press paper done last weekend, another Sktchy muse instructive lesson online in their #30faces30days endeavor. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Man in Hat sketch

8.25x5.5 ink sketch of a man wearing a hat done in January for Sktchy's 30 Faces in 30 Days challenge and not shown on the blog.  I used a Staedtler 0.3 pigment liner on vintage book page with this portrait.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Macho Man

8.5x6 watercolor and ink line on Color Sketch paper, drawn and painted on Friday after leaving town.  Although this rugged looking man is imaginary with his piercing eyes and unclothed body, there's nothing better than a hairy chest and a day or two stubble beard.  I used heavy black ink Sharpie for his hair and facial shadows.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Bearded Man

8x5.5 on Strathmore Visual Journal mixed media paper.  I drew him today with Pigma Micron 01 pen then added watercolor wet on dry.  A photo of an unknown European bust was the reference; our WetCanvas challenge was to make him appear human.  The bust had long wavy hair and full beard.  He looks like he just found out his health insurance was cancelled.
Image COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.