Southwest Style

9x5.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted today, a southwestern style adobe house landscape, complete with clay pots of cactus and yucca. In this imaginary scene I've tried to indicate the hot climate and carefree lifestyle of the area. From the red tile roof to stucco walls one can imagine living here in the desert. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Desert Plants

8.5x5.5 watercolor in Master's Touch sketchbook, 80 lb paper, done last week or so, a scene of desert plants including a century plant, agave, and other cactus or succulents. This landscape can be seen here in Texas or other locales in the southwest. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Back in Arizona

22x15 watercolor with Daniel Smith paints on Arches 140 lb cold press paper painted recently wet in wet. This is the side of a hotel front we stayed at often in the Phoenix area on work trips. I loved the huge yucca and its shadows and the contrast of the hotel's white stucco against a painterly sky. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Arizona Landscape

4x5.5 watercolor and ink on paper, a magazine card from Southwest Art, that was begging me to paint a scene.  So I used one of my many cactus, yucca, sagebrush, and other desert photos taken in Arizona around Tucson and Phoenix.  Pen used was Pigma Micron 01 and some opaque watercolors and gouache were also put to use today on the saguaros.  A white gel pen used for depicting old, dead branches in foreground.  It is a sunset scence hence the deep shadows and orange glow to the land and its inhabitants, those icons of lore.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.