Rugged Terrain

7x9 watercolor using White Nights paints in Master's Touch sketchbook, 80 lb paper, done last Tuesday. An imaginary rugged scene was fun to do a composition. Since I was already in the mountains, several views lent themselves to any number of arrangements. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Uncharted ~ day 20 #inktober2024

4x6 ink using Micron 01 pen in Joggles sketchbook for day 20 of #inktober2024; I tried to make a rugged landscape that had not been settled, more or less still in the wild. Watercolors using White Nights paints was completed last week. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

September Color

6x6 watercolor done last week, an imaginary scene of color beginning to show in some areas of the country. In this rural scene of a stream, trees, and rocks, one can think they are anywhere. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Ruidoso Redhot Pokers

10.5x7 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Strathmore paper of redhot pokers I photographed years ago in Ruidoso's upper canyon area. These were growing by rocks at the log cabin lodging where we were staying in 1993. This is one of the first paintings as I was learning watercolor. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Tree Connection

18x12 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper done last week, a glimpse of an imaginary forest, rocks, stream and trees in this landscape. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

August Palms

8.25x5.25 mixed media in junk journal done on Monday, playing around with palm tree stamp, a semblance of water to indicate ocean, sea, or island, and sand along with rocks. Stencil was used for the shapes indicating rocks. I used watercolor, acrylics, and ink in this summer landscape. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Sea Sand Summer

11x4 mixed media on 140 lb cold press paper done today, the first day of August, a day I like to think of water, lakes, ocean, the sand and enjoy the rest of summer. I used acrylics to make marks on the paper then used a small palm tree ink stamp, and watercolor to fill in the background. More acrylics used at random with stencil. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

No Stone Unturned

12.25x18.5 watercolor done with a palette knife for the most part except the sky.  Colorful trees added in this imaginary landscape of rocky terrain.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Redhot Pokers ~ an early work

11x9 watercolor, an older work from 1993, the year I started learning how to use the medium.  This is a scene from Ruidoso, New Mexico in the upper canyon where we were at the time.  Then I used masking fluid on the poker leaves that I no longer mess with now.  This landscape is in my mother's private collection and is not available.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Redwinged Blackbird

15x22 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper painted from one of my redwinged blackbird photos shot in Ruidoso in the fall.  Lots of these birds are seen around wet marshy areas where cattails grow.  When in flight the reddish orange on their wings is a nice contrast against their black feathers.  There is a large rocky formation behind him.  I usually stop on Warrior Road and take photos of the wildlife in their habitat.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Autumn Aspens Wolf

20x16 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper, DaVinci/Daniel Smith/WN paints.  A friend gave me his wolf photos so using one of those, added aspen grove I photographed in New Mexico years ago plus imaginary rocks to make this fall landscape.