Winter Bench

8.5x5.5 watercolor on Canson 117 lb paper done last month; one of my winter photos used in the WetCanvas Landscape forum. I used White Nights paints with this cold winter scene outside a park. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Smiling Snowman

9x6 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary snowman decked out in his bright mittens and knit toboggan cap, trying to stay happy and cold before he melts. This is one in my watercolor snowmen series. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Frozen Scene

6x9 watercolor and white wax crayon on Canson 140 lb cold press paper begun yesterday with our cooler temps then finished today with even colder air.  Tomorrow heralds our first freeze of the year which hopefully will last only one day.  In this imaginary scene frozen water, river banks, and trees embrace a frigid sky.  Some negative painting was done around the trees.  No pencil drawing or reference was used.  This is another in my frozen imaginary landscape series.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Untouched Powder

5x7 watercolor snow scene at dusk showing pristine white powder untouched by animals or humans.  Four birch trees stand guard in front of evergreens in background.  I painted this imaginary scene today on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper with Daniel Smith paints:  Permanent rose, Prussian blue, sap green, quin burnt orange and gold, carbazole violet and burnt sienna.

Holiday Designs in July

15x11 watercolor on cold press 140 lb paper of a very cold cardinal that has now been SOLD.  Good news for my winter holiday designs here in July:  I have been contacted by the Dick Blick company for permission to use 10 of my Winter/Christmas themed art designs for their 2012 holiday catalog! Yay! It is truly Christmas in July here in hot west Texas!  Thanks to this company for promoting artists, encouraging us, and providing us with topnotch art supplies through the years.  They are a major advertisor for WetCanvas! dot com as well.

Ice Machine polar bear

6.5 x 7.5 watercolor on gessoed board of a lone polar bear making his way across the frozen tundra.

Goner Snowman

9 x 4.75 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper, another melting gentleman in my snowman series done today. This fellow is a GONER! Even the cardinal perched on his hat knows the end is near and he can make a birdnest out of the leftover parts OR peck at the carrot for lunch.

Done Gone Melting Snowman

6.25 x 4.75 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper, painted yesterday for a little fun image of a snowman giving up the ghost once the sun came out.

Gingerbread House

11x12.5 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper.  This tiny house is ready for Christmas and ready to eat!