Fading Desert Day

6x4.75 watercolor and gel pen on Canson 117 lb. cold press paper done last month. In this imaginary desert landscape, I've tried to show the day's sky as it winds down for the night over the barren dry land. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Clouds over Sheep Farm

5.5x7.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done last day of June, an imaginary farm landscape. This was painted on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper in a handmade wc book I bought from Etsy. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Distant Prairie Raincloud

4x6 watercolor on Joggles sketchbook paper done last part of June, another imaginary stormy sky landscape. These vibrant and dramatic small landscapes are fun to dream up and then put brush to paper to make them seem alive. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Rural Homestead

10x8 watercolor using White Nights paints on Canson 117 lb cold press paper. This imaginary farm or ranch homestead could be where any of us grew up. I painted it the second week of June while out of town. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Moody Sky

10x8 watercolor using Daniel Smith pigments on Canson 117 lb cold press paper, done last week of April. In this colorful imaginary landscape I have tried to show the beauty of the land and the sky. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Summer Meadow

5.5x8.5 watercolor in sketchbook 80 lb paper done first of March using no pencil, only a very wet brush over already wet sky. I let the color flow down then added a low horizon line using dark indigo blue. Letting the water touch the #8 round brush allowed the heavier pigment to spread out and blend. Quick colored sketches such as this are often under five minutes and are lots of fun. With this medium you never know what you will get! COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Across the Moors

6x6 watercolor in sketchbook 80 lb paper done last week, another imaginary abstract landscape; I was imagining how the moors might look if you were gazing across. A limited palette of Payne's gray, Perylene maroon, and quinacridone gold was used. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Broken Fence

7x9 watercolor using White Nights paints on 80 lb sketchbook paper done last week as part of another online challenge on WetCanvas! in the Watercolor forum. Ref courtesy CMorPaint and is a scene in Canada. I took the liberty of altering the fence rails as they were straight in the photo. Most artists know to provide a way into a composition rather than block viewers out with a full fence. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Snow Covered Road

5.5x8.5 watercolor on Canson 117 lb cold press paper using White Nights paints; this imaginary winter snow landscape was painted last week before Thanksgiving. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

November Town

November Town 5.5x8.5 watercolor on Master's Touch sketchbook paper 80 lb done last week or so ago for an online challenge for landscapes. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2024

Stormy Prairie Skies

6x6 watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook done last weekend, another imaginary landscape scene with boisterous clouds over the prairie land. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Road to Home

2x4.25 watercolor miniature done week before last, an imaginary road leading to home wherever that may be for you or for me. This is on 140 lb cold press paper/Daniel Smith paints. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Peaceful Countryside

7x9 watercolor in Masters Touch sketchbook on 80 lb paper done last week, an imaginary scene of the peaceful and quiet countryside. From farmland to grassland it is quiet in the country. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Rain Chance

6x6 watercolor of an imaginary landscape scene done last week in sketchbook on 80 lb paper (Masters Touch). I've worked quickly using a #10 synthetic round brush and Daniel Smith paints. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Threatening Rain

6x6 watercolor on 80 lb Masters Touch sketchbook paper done last week using mostly Moonglow paint by Daniel Smith. This hue is made of three colors: Anthraquinone red, viridian, and ultramarine blue. Due to its granulation properties it is a favorite for clouds. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Sudden Rainstorm

7x9 watercolor done earlier on last day or so of May, an imaginary cloud and rain scene popping up to shower over parched land. Pray for rain! COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Hotel Lamp

9x7 watercolor over pencil sketch of an iron lamp mounted on a hotel wall painted yesterday in Masters Touch 80 lb paper sketchbook. I enjoy painting architecture and street lamps also. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Mountain Lake Sunrise

7x9 watercolor on Masters Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done last week, the last painting of 2023. I used White Nights paints to do this sunrise focused landscape from my mountain series refs. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Barn Sunset

7x9 watercolor on Masters Touch 80 lb paper done last week or so ago from one of my many barn reference photos. Here the sun is slowly going down on the country farm landscape and its light can be seen through the open spaces in the barn's frame. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Plains Rainstorm

4.25x7.25 watercolor on 140 lb wc paper, an imaginary brewing thunderstorm as it rolls across the Great Plains. That would be a welcome sight right now! COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith