Rousay's Cat

9x8.25 watercolor/ink on paper done first of January, a pet portrait of another artist's cat. The pet cat only has 3 legs. I used STA 0.5 black ink pen plus White Nights paints. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Miss Minerva Cat

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza 110 lb. paper done today for a timed WetCanvas event. Ref courtesy of Maureen the host. Participants have 2 hours to select an image and paint it; this cat took less than one hour. Her sister's cat had its mottled pattern of colors then I put a lined squares design beside her then used a rubber stamp for a patterned wall. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Glamour Puss

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink drawn last night then painted today, an imaginary kitty decked out with a miniature jeweled crown and red with purple robes.  Last night I realized I'd not done any drawing, sketching, or painting yet for the day so using a Uniball pen, drew the cat, a chimera, face then added royal touches.  I have a chimera which is half black, half orange, touches of white with tortoiseshell body, and they are fascinating and fun felines.  Mine's face though is divided in half.  These cats have DNA from two different breeds making up one animal.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

HRH Minerva cat

8x5.5 watercolor and Micron 01 ink drawing on Strathmore Visual Journal mixed media paper done last weekend.  Her Royal Highness Minerva kitty belongs to a friend's relative and she has the same facial markings as my Halloween kitty "Hallie".
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Hallie Cat in the Studio

6x6 Pigma Micron 01 pen sketch with watercolor washes of my rescue kitty Hallie (Halloween).  She sat on my movie star table surrounded by fake calla lilies, a zebra chair, and other plants.  As a black and orange tortoiseshell I thought her mixed patterns would fit right in that artistic environment.  This was my daily painting yesterday.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Hallie Cat Resting

6x6 watercolor and ink drawing painted back in June but not yet posted here.  This is Hallie again, short for Halloween.  I usually post all pet portraits to the Tumblr blog Bowwows and Meows that you can visit HEREImage COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Hallie cat at the window

6x6 watercolor, ink and line wash with Pigma Micron 01 pen drawn on Masters paper and painted today. Hallie is a tortoiseshell kitty, just turning 2 years old, who adopted me. Never a fan of the mottled black and orange coat, I was reluctant to keep her, but her happy little soul sweetness bowled me over. Now if I can only get the other cat to love her.
Image COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Tortoiseshell Kitty: Just Another Pretty Face (demo)

This is last night's demo I did for the Yoakum County Art Association in Plains, TX.  The subject is none other than Miss Halloween, or Hallie for short, a stray kitten who suddenly appeared last summer in my studio backyard.  I still think Don Jones put the sweet little thing there as he knew I would not refuse her a home.  Her face is divided in half, one side orange tabby and the other black as the ace of spades, hence her name.  She was laying on a blue dolphin beach towel surrounded by a lilac pillow I painted red geraniums on, and a pink silk embroidered pillow from Pier 1.  Size is 15x22 Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper, Daniel Smith/American Journey/DaVinci paints.