Raffia Covered Wine Bottle

6.5x3.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a simple wine bottle still life painted last week. I love those old bottles with the raffia coverings. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

A Horse Herd

5.5x6 watercolor on 140 lb Arches cold press paper, a fairly realistic group herd of various colored horses as they run along a fence line. An imaginary equine scene this bunch of horses could be anywhere. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Billboard on a Barn

9x12 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done last week, another imaginary old barn scene complete with its old fashioned advertisement to chew Mail Pouch tobacco. In this vignette, I tried to show the passage of time in its ongoing decaying roof and structure. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Lion Basking in Sun

8x8 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Masters Touch premium paper done over the past weekend as part of another WetCanvas weekend drawing event. Participants have 2 hours to select an image and then paint it; this one was under an hour working wet in wet. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Desert Mountains

3.75x6 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done last week, a miniature landscape featuring imaginary mountain range in the distance and desert terrain in foreground. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Summertime Strawberries

8.25x9 watercolor and Brusho over Micron 01 pen sketch done last week in new sketchbook, a fruit still life of strawberries and straw. These ripe and almost ripe berries are waiting to be picked for a summer treat or snack. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

A Bluebird of Happiness

A BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS 4x6 acrylics on gessoed matboard applied with a palette knife done last week based on a baby bird I had painted last year just for fun. Not based on any reference, the bluebird's colors are many hues. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith