Approaching Storm

22x30 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper. An imaginary family farm complete with red barn and outbuildings sit on one side of a vast grazing ground while cows ignore the rain and approaching storm clouds. COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith

Washington Barn

4x6 watercolor using White Nights paints on Joggles 80 lb sketchbook paper drawn in pencil then painted today; ref courtesy Tim Campbell (Free Reference Photos for Artists Facebook page). Love doing these snow scenes and many thanks to Tim for capturing the barn in a snowy Washington state by Trout Lake. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Texas Horse Farm

6x6 watercolor on paper done today, a quick colored pencil sketch in Master's 80 lb/Daniel Smith paints. From two different refs, I created an imaginary Texas horse farm. The viewer has to imagine there are other horses around maybe in the pasture or other side of the red barn. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

White Horse Profile

9x7 watercolor using White Nights paints done last weekend while on a trip; this image was part of a WetCanvas weekend drawing event and I had to complete it within 2 hours. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Barn Sunset

7x9 watercolor on Masters Touch 80 lb paper done last week or so ago from one of my many barn reference photos. Here the sun is slowly going down on the country farm landscape and its light can be seen through the open spaces in the barn's frame. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Barn in Winter miniature

3x5 watercolor miniature on 140 lb cold press paper done last week, a crop of a larger winter landscape. In this imaginary snow scene an old red barn glistens in the newly fallen white carpet while the trees sit silently. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Long Red Barn and Cows

6x6 watercolor using White Nights paints in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done last week. You can see two Holstein cows out in the grass in this farm landscape scene. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Tall Red Barn in Snow

8.5x5.5 watercolor using White Nights paints in Masters Touch sketchbook done a few days ago from one of my many barn references. I like this tall red barn perched high amid the snowfall, a working barn waiting for Christmas. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Barn Poppies

7.25x3.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper completed yesterday for last week's online challenge on WetCanvas; ref courtesy Clea. I have cropped the poppies into a vertical format in this country barn landscape to better focus on them. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Barn Nestled in Snow

2.5x6 watercolor miniature painted yesterday, an imaginary barn winter scene on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper using White Nights and Daniel Smith pigments. Splattering with white gouache was applied when dry. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Wayside Barn

7x12.25 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper sketched yesterday then painted today using Daniel Smith paints of this old ramshackle barn country scene. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Red Barn Chickens

22x15 watercolor of chickens on the farm pecking around the hay bales below the quintessential red barn.  Just as the rooster crowed to welcome new hot sunny days we are glad to see warmer temperatures in Texas.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Backcountry Barn

12x9 watercolor on Fluid 140 lb cold press paper sketched this morning then painted this afternoon, an imaginary country scene of a rundown old barn.  The rocky landscape foreground was fun to paint wet in wet in layers as was the middle ground.  The fence is still up so suppose someone is running cattle.  Storm clouds are building up overhead. When dry, splattering was done for texture.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Rainy Skies

15x11 watercolor painted today, a low horizon imaginary landscape with contented cows in foreground and red barn and outbuildings in distant background.  Overhead are low grey menacing clouds threatening rain under blue skies.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Approaching Storm

22x30 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper finished today.  An imaginary family farm complete with red barn and outbuildings sit on one side of a vast grazing ground while cows ignore the rain and approaching storm clouds.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Country Farm

4.25x7 watercolor and ink line on magazine card from Country, the latest issue.  This was done over the weekend and it is now SOLD.
Copyright 2015 Kay Smith.

Country Barn in Snow

12x6 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper done as today's work. An imaginary scene leads the viewer into the vertical composition up a slight hill to the old deserted barn covered in nature's white blanket.

Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Red Barn, Stormy Skies

6x12 watercolor painted today on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper.  After painting the rusted vintage truck yesterday I was still in a country frame of mind I suppose as I went through many of my barn photos searching for one not yet attempted.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Chicken a la King

22x15 watercolor of chickens on the farm pecking around the hay bales below the quintessential red barn.  Just as the rooster crowed to welcome a new sunny day, we welcome a brand new year.  Happy New Year to all my followers, friends, and fellow artists!

Wintry Barn

15x22 watercolor painted wet in wet in this imaginary snowy landscape.  This work is SOLD.