Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Lap Cat sketch

6x6 ink sketch done yesterday with Pigma Micron 01 pen on Masters paper. These quickie small works take no more than 10 minutes to do then add color later is fun.  I've painted cats sticking their heads inside milk glasses before.  It seems they'll do anything and are always asking "Got milk?" before it was a popular slogan.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Waif dog

8.5x6 watercolor of a small dog, rather sad looking mutt, right after a major tornado hit his town. I've no idea how his story turned out but he definitely is a waif for sure. He was in the corner in one of the news articles showing devastation and ruin, so hope he found his owner.
Image COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Jezebel Cat in Sunny Window (oil)

16x20 of my studio cat Jezebel sunning herself in a south window.  This is an older work and is an oil on canvas.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2009 Kay Smith.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Tripod kitty

12x18 watercolor of a sweet fellow named Tripod. As you can see, Jeanette has to hold him so he can bathe. An all white kitty with orange brown head markings, he wandered up to their farm and was quickly adopted and loved.
Copyright 2010 Kay Smith.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Play it Again Sam (kitty)

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done a few years ago of white and black cat hitting the piano keys. I love painting white animals! Such a challenge! These paintings on half sheets take much longer than my quickie ink and watercolor daily works.
This work is SOLD.  Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Hallie cat at the window

6x6 watercolor, ink and line wash with Pigma Micron 01 pen drawn on Masters paper and painted today. Hallie is a tortoiseshell kitty, just turning 2 years old, who adopted me. Never a fan of the mottled black and orange coat, I was reluctant to keep her, but her happy little soul sweetness bowled me over. Now if I can only get the other cat to love her.
Image COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Fairy Rose - a mixed media figure

15x22 watermedia, mixed, on watercolor paper from a failed painting of a birdbath and geraniums.  I turned it horizontally then drew the fairy figure in ink, then using acrylics, leaving some of the original work showing through.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.  This work is now SOLD.

Late October Pumpkin

8.5x5.5 watercolor in sketchbook 80 lb paper done last Tuesday while on a trip to New Mexico mountains. I've used White Nights paints f...