Donkey Love

5.5x8.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper and White Nights paints done mid-month while in the mountains. With these two donkeys showing affection this image from WetCanvas was impossible to pass up. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Watch Out ~demo for Brownfield Art Association

11x15 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper over pencil sketch, a demonstration last Monday 9-11-23 for Brownfield Art Association (ref courtesy WetCanvas). I have added an imaginary background of dry southwest building for this scene of two donkeys. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Donkey Daydreams

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over the weekend, a pair of donkeys dreaming of the pasture, green grass and hills. Ref courtesy Tanja/WetCanvas. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Pasture Pair Donkeys

3.5x3.5 watercolor of a pair of donkeys in a pasture, a miniature done today for an online WetCanvas timed painting challenge.  Participants have 2 hours to complete their work of art and mine took about 1 hour.  Paper is Canson 140 lb cold press.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

All Ears - Donkeys

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Arches rough paper of mother and young donkey.  The background is imaginary and I used two different photos of mine to come up with the composition.  The mother is plodding along in the hot southwestern sun while her offspring, called a jenny, looks at the viewer.  My paper choice lent itself to the stucco buildings and sandy dry dirt.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Donkey Daze

5x11 watercolor of two donkeys discussing their days over the fence, developed from previous ink sketch.  I'm not a landscape painter but will happily do one if there are animals, old barns, or people included.  This is on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper with Daniel Smith paints:  Quinacridone burnt orange and gold, green gold, raw sienna, UB, thalo green, alizarin crimson.   American Journey paints:  Midnight Blue, Peachy Keen, Coastal Fog, Periwinkle Blue, and Apricot.