Sunny Woman

10.25x9 mixed media on sketchbook paper done couple weeks ago from an old photo I had used. Media were watercolor pencils, watercolor, and acrylics. The reference was a black and white photo only so all color is imaginary. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Woman Hiding Out

Woman Hiding Out 9x7 watercolor using White Nights pigments in sketchbook, done for day 23 of #sktchy #30faces30days challenge back in April. This one was very enjoyable imagining her hiding out. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Lucy #sktchy#30faces30days ~ Day 25

8x5.5 in new juk journal using colored pencils, charcoals of white and black for day 25 of last month's thirty day challenge organized by #sktchy. Participants are given 30 days to do a chosen portrait per day using either pen, pencils, or ink. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Annabelle #sktchy #30faces30days ~ Day 18

9x7 pencil sketch for day number 18 in last month's #Sktchy challenge where participants do one portrait a day in pen or pencil. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Latina

15x11 watercolor on Daler Rowney Langton paper 140 lb cold press done last week, another portrait practice piece. From her Dia de Los Muertos scarf to the multi-patterned blouse this was a fun image to explore and paint. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Pink Girl

13.5x13.5 mixed media (acrylics, India ink, oil pastels) on pink matboard done today.  After doing so many self portraits for Sketchbook Skool either from life, photos, or imagination I decided to put eyes in with India ink then develop the rest with no reference.  Instead of a brush I used an old credit card to scrape areas of wet acrylic and to layer.  So this is not me, just an imaginary pink girl! Total fun playing with paint.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.