Old O'Donnell Vacant House

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Saunders Waterford done years ago of an old vacant wooden structure house off state highway 87 onto highway 1210 north of Lamesa, TX and south of O'Donnell, TX. This one was reworked later and gifted to a family member. The old house has since been demolished. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Old Ingram Antique Store

22x15 watercolor on Winsor Newton 140 lb cold press paper of an old antique store between Ingram and Kerrville, TX.  I used to take off a week each summer to the hill country and study with Ken Hosmer who taught me the secrets of watercolor at Hill Country Art Foundation.  There are so many unique places to see and photograph and this stone house with red geraniums was begging to be painted.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith.

Cuban Window - Day 14 of Thirty Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done today.  I took a detail from the reference on this past weekend drawing event with WetCanvas.com; an old house in Cuba with many windows.  It did not have clay pots of geraniums.

 Also since 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Sunsplashed House

6x10 watercolor on Saunders 300 lb cold press paper, Daniel Smith paints begun yesterday then finished up this afternoon.  This is a closely cropped old white house in Charlottetown, photo courtesy Wendy of WetCanvas, and is featured in July's Landscape forum. I love the splashy shadows made by the huge tree on the flowers, picket fence, and front foreground.

Cottage House Portrait

15x11 watercolor on cold press 140 lb paper, of a white brick and stone cottage with black shutters I saw and photographed in Tyler, TX.  Of course the added hollyhocks and porch plants were not present as it was January and a gloomy day at that.  So all greenery is imaginary.  I've loaned this cottage image to a local real estate firm for their cover art.  Now if only I'd written down what street this was on!