Kitten Cuteness

. 11.25x5 watercolor and ink on Canson 117 lb cold press paper done end of July from one of many cat photos. This one was just too cute to pass up so I have placed the kitten in a vertical format. Ink line was used to sketch then pigment followed. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Sleepy Kitten

5.5x8.5 watercolor on Canson 117 lb cold press paper done mid-February using White Nights paints. The kitten's name is Nova and she belongs to another artist's daughter. This was part of another online WetCanvas challenge. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Lawn Chair Kittens

8x9 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cp paper done last week for another online WetCanvas challenge for the weekend; photo ref courtesy WC reference image library. Host was Maureen. These cute tabby kittens were so fun to paint. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Youngster Kitten

8.5x5.5 watercolor on Masters Touch paper using White Nights paints, done last week from a collection of kitten photos. This little youngster looks so sweet and innocent. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

SophistoKitty

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper finished yesterday, one I'd been working on since Monday.  This kitten is imaginary.  I had painted an adult cat with identical markings and it has sold at Howard College at our Caboose show.  The title of it was SophistoCat.  Naturally I wanted to paint another mostly white kitty with black markings as those two neutrals are spot on for watercolor.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Ball of Yarn kitten

6x6 watercolor and ink line wash on Masters paper using Pigma Micron 01 pen by Sakura, done yesterday.  Note the kitten's eyes match his new ball of yarn.
COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Backlit Kitten

8.75 x 5.75 watercolor pet portrait on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper; Daniel Smith paints, a daily painting completed this afternoon.  This weekend I shot lots of photos of my cats in windows backlit by the morning sun.  No masking was used to highlight white hair or whiskers.