Prickly Pear Landscape

8.25x5.25 mixed media collage in junk journal done last month. Beginning with watercolor I finished with added collage elements in this imaginary desert landscape. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Hill Country Antiques

22x15 watercolor on Winsor Newton 140 lb cold press paper done recently from one of my Texas hill country photos of the Ingram and Kerrville areas. I've painted this rock house before with its quaint porch and red geraniums. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Wild Prickly Pears

6x6 watercolor on Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done last week of May, another in my cactus series. Each one is different using various approaches. This was painted quickly without any pre-planning. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Model

22x15 watercolor on Saunders Waterford 140 lb cold press paper with primary colors underpainting from my photos of various manikins. The model's hair and face were drawn first from an unusual viewpoint below the figure's waist looking upwards. A number of these lifeless models were fashion plates, wearing the finest women's clothing, from a Margaret's store exhibit in Lubbock, Texas. The store was an icon of quality couture for many years. Of course I exercised my artistic license and changed her dress from red and black to these magenta and purple/pinks. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Wise Great Horned Owl

4x6 watercolor miniature on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done in May using some of my wild bird photos. First I placed the dry paper face down in wet palette paint, let it dry, then developed the owl likeness. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Prickly Predicament

6x6 watercolor and white gel pen done in May on Masters Touch sketchbook, 80 lb. paper, done wet in wet. In this imaginary cactus desert scene I've emphasized the forms and shapes of the prickly pear cactus. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Strawberry Jam Time

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Saunders cold press painted wet into wet, a fruit still life featuring strawberries spilling out of an old metal bucket, waiting to be taken to the kitchen to make jam. This is from an old photo depicting canning and summer. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith