Watchful Quail

12x9 watercolor on Aquabee 140 lb cold press paper done last week, another quail painting in its arid environment. Reference courtesy Anita Jones Bozich. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Quiet Quail

9x7 watercolor done first week of this month, more quail art, using Daniel Smith paints on 80 lb sketchbook paper. Ref courtesy Angela Coppola (Free Reference Photos for Artists/Facebook). Thanks, Angela! COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Quail in Cactus Patch

22x30 watercolor using Daniel Smith paints done week before last, on Daler Rowney Langston Prestige paper 140 lb CP. This was a commission ordered on the last day of our Alto Artist Tour on August 9th. A new customer wanted a scene with quail. Having no personal photos Free Reference Photos for Artists page on Facebook was very generous. Thanks to Anita Jones Bozich! Cactus photos were taken here in Big Spring om 6th street. An enjoyable landscape with quail was exciting to paint. Last week I took the painting to Ruidoso, NM, where new customer approved it. Currently, I am matting and framing it for her. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026