Dandelion Patch

6x6 watercolor and wax crayons on sketchbook 80 lb paper done for another WetCanvas weekend drawing event for June 13/14; host Connie of the Netherlands. I liked the small weed patch of dandelions growing and used the crayons in white and neutral tones for a resist. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Mature Milkweed

9x6 watercolor on sketchbook page done last week of a mature milkweed, dried and organic, that I really liked the forms. Painted over graphite sketch, the paper is 70 lb. Milkweed is a favorite of monarch butterflies. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Behind the Barn

5.5x8.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done last week using no reference, a glimpse into farm life behind the barn. Probably everyone's barn had a corner where fence meets the building. In this scene, I have weeds growing tall, while fields can be seen in the distance. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Old Pail and Fence

8x5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done a couple weeks ago for a lesson on rust. The old pail appears to have been abandoned on the fence in some rural area grown up in grasses and weeds. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Tulip Collage Garden

7x7.5 watercolor and collage done a few days ago just for fun. I first painted the tulip and its leaf then used a giraffe pattern for the green/yellow blocks in background.  Then torn polkadot tissue was added for its petal followed by a butterfly and green weedy leaves. No one but me will like this whimsical garden art.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

East Texas Foggy Landscape

11x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Daler Rowney paper done today from a few photos my friend Carole in east TX sent.  They are having foggy, cold days also.  Of course my version has more color than the actual foliage, trees, weeds, water and marshy areas.  The only real true to life depiction is the grey murky sky.  There's a small amount of negative painting as well in this rural winter landscape.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.