Trout Lake Barn

24x18 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press done today of this Washington state barn in snow. Ref courtesy Tim Campbell. COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith

Snowman in Toboggan

5.5x8.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done on Christmas Eve a few weeks ago in Master's Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper. Imaginary snowmen are such fun to paint any time during winter season. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

January

5x7 imaginary watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of first of the year snow along a country road. The sun has come out and promised clearer skies for those who wait. Colors used: Quinacridone burnt orange and gold, UB, cobalt, Prussian blue, a mixed violet of alizarin and the blues. Copyright Kay Smith 2025

Conniving Coyote

8.5x5.5 watercolor with Caran D'Ache watersoluble wax crayons on 80 lb sketchbook paper (Master's Touch) done mid-December, another quirky animal. With these imaginary animals anything is possible using different mixed media. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Not a Reel Cowboy

10x8 acrylics on 140 lb cold press paper done last month featuring my brother Stan. I had taken a selfie shot of us both inside my studio so for this portrait I cropped myself out. Included in the photo and in this painting are two movie star paintings of Kevin Costner and Val Kilmer in Yellowstone and Tucson respectively, in the background, hence the title. Stan is a real cowboy, not a reel one, as the other guys were. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

New Mexico Roadrunner

4x6 mixed media on magazine card done last month using Micron 01 pen to sketch, then watercolor, and Montana acrylic markers. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Cowboy Up

6x8 watercolor using grey Brusho crystals on handmade rough 140 lb cold press paper, sketched today and painted from one of my real cowboy photos. It is the first painting of the year in the lovely grey monotones. Have a Happy New Year! COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith