Alto Daisies

9x6 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, sketched from life at our NM home.  There is a large stand of daisies outside the patio.  Although they were in full bloom 2-3 weeks ago, there were still enough for me to use in this impromptu painting.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Pintos

9x12 watercolor done a few days ago before leaving the mountains, where these horses were photographed at Ruidoso Downs.  Larger than life they are so realistic and when painted on Canson 140 lb cold press paper using Daniel Smith pigments, one can almost believe you can reach out and feel the wind as they rush past.  Sculptor Dave McGary created several horses there at the racetrack permanent display.  Their colors are more soft black and white than this brown bay color I mixed with ultramarine blue and quinacridone burnt orange.  The lead fellow is an Appaloosa (you can see his rump and tail).  I featured this painting on Southwest/Western forum on WetCanvas monthly challenge.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith

July Cosmos

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday for the 4th of July.  Painted over an ink line done with Pigma Micron 01 pen, this flower appears more pink here than red.  Brief text on right side was added at the end when dry after painting very wetly.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Fatbird ~ mixed media collage

6.5x8.5 mixed media/wc paper, novel page, napkin, alcohol inks, Montana marker, Micron 01 pen done a few days ago.  The blue green paper I glued down is actually a Wendy's napkin that was used as a blotter while doing inks.  Colors were too nice to throw away in the bin.  The little bird was ink sketched onto old discarded novel paper then cut out and adhered with matte medium.  Orange yellow Montana marker was applied to the background.  When dry I used gloss medium varnish to seal collage elements.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Twin Roses

2.5x3.5 watercolor art card or ACEO as is more commonly known (artist cards editions and originals) completed a few days ago when I did another series of the tiny treasures.  Many painters trade them or sell them and they are very neat when framed and matted to a larger size.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

The Ones that Got Away ~ torn paper collage

30x22 torn paper collage on watercolor paper a recent redo of its former version to make certain parts more prominent.  The center guy is a tall, dark and handsome fellow while the other two are more mysterious in nature, and they are the ones that got away.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Blue Bayou

6x4 alcohol inks on photo paper done a few days ago, an abstraction featuring cool colors of blues, greens, and touches of yellow.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.