Stare Down Cat

9x7 watercolor painted on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week of March from a WetCanvas online challenge. I enjoyed this tabby cat markings and his staring eyes. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Bed of Roses Kitten

15x11 watercolor using White Nights paints on 140 lb cold press paper done a few weeks ago. Using an earlier photo I took when Salty was a kitten, I quickly sketched her relaxing pose by the silk rose pillow. She is all white but for a splotch of dark grey on her head and pale grey at tip of her tail. Those yellow eyes are mesmerizing. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Boyfriend's Cat

11x15 watercolor on Master's Touch 140 lb cold press paper done in November, a commission for a friend's boyfriend's Christmas. The tabby and white cat's name was Larry and he had to euthanised. This was painted wet on dry and wet on wet. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Salty and Red Shoe

Salty and Red Shoe 7.5x5.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done week before last. This is on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper. Salty is playing with my shoe. I adopted her a year ago. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Green Eyed Cat

8x8 watercolor using White Nights paints done last week while on a trip, a profile of a tabby cat done in cool colors of blues and greens. This is on Master's Touch 140 lb cold press paper. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Alley Cat

12x12 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Saunders paper of a stray tabby climbing out of a beaten up garbage can in the alley. This work was done wet on dry several years ago and is SOLD. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Chili on the Patio

Chili on the Patio 7x9 watercolor on 80 lb sketchbook paper done last week of June, a cat pet portrait of my tuxedo rescue Chili. In this photo on our patio, he is laying with his back to the sun enjoying his day by the clay pots. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Kitty Dreams

5.5×5.5 watercolor, gouache, and acrylics with white gel pen in Arteza for an online WetCanvas.com event. Each weekend up to 16 images are uploaded by the host and participants have 2 hours to do their magic. This ref is courtesy tyree. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Bookworm

11x15 watercolor on 140 lb hot press Lanaquarelle paper done previously of another artist's cat, who had his own shelf at the local library.  A big fluffy longhaired fellow, he seems right at home there with the surrounding books, peace and quiet.  Perfect for a catnap.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Dave the Cat

15x11 watercolor and pastel of Dave, Lin's (of WetCanvas) kitty who lives in the UK, courtesy photo. Included in the current weekend drawing event participants have 2 hours to complete a painting with furnished references, with challenges sometimes added. One of Lin's challenges was to use mixed media so I added pastel accents hoping to catch the disdain on Dave's face along with the haughty grandeur of a tomcat. She had named him after her husband Dave.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Blue-eyed Stray Cat

6x9 watercolor on Fluid 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday for an online challenge in Animals & Wildlife forum; photo courtesy Chammi/WetCanvas.com.  This kitty had some Siamese blood due to its beautiful blue eyes.
COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Kitty Litter

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper painted a few years ago, a sweet litter of five kittens playing in and outside their cat carrier.  This work is SOLD.
Image COPYRIGHT 2009 Kay Smith.

Sleepy Calico kitty

4x6 watercolor on a magazine insert card done recently of a sweet calico asleep on her blue blanket.  I tried to use transparent orange and turquoise blue as these are the colors seen most often in New Mexico.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Kitty Car

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line on Masters sketchbook painted today as part of the 30 Cats in 30 Days Challenge on Facebook and WetCanvas!  These two funny kittens were in a kiddie car going for a ride. Pigma Micron 01 pen was used to draw them.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2015.

Garfield Fan cat

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb Saunders paper, done several years ago of my tuxedo kitty Chili reading Garfield comics and drinking coffee, his morning ritual for the 10 years we were together.  With this composition, I've put him in imaginary clothes; note the fish tie.
This image is SOLD.
Image COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Lovely Lilac Point Siamese cat

5x8.5 watercolor painted late yesterday afternoon of this lovely Siamese kitty with lilac point markings. It was featured on current weekend drawing event on WetCanvas.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Yarn's for Kittens

6x6 watercolor with Pigma Micron 01 pen on Masters paper, drawn last night and painted this afternoon from old black and white photo of Roger, an orange tabby with white markings. I rescued him and loved him so much but he was so friendly he disappeared, probably into someone's house or car.
Copyright 2013 Kay Smith.

Calico Corner - pet portrait

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, drawn yesterday and painted today.  I did do a previous ink sketch using my grey tabby for a model, then changed to a calico for a little more pizzazz.  The background is left loose and abstract garden shapes morph in mixed greens and blues.
Image is Copyright Kay Smith 2013.