Ramshackle Ruin

7x9 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper done the last of August, another dilapidated structure in a landscape that I am fond of painting. I've used Daniel Smith pigments. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Peaceful Countryside

7x9 watercolor in Masters Touch sketchbook on 80 lb paper done last week, an imaginary scene of the peaceful and quiet countryside. From farmland to grassland it is quiet in the country. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Autumn Apple Bucket

4x6 watercolor and ink line on wc paper 140 lb cold press done recently as part of three line and wash exercises. First I painted bands of color on them then developed the subject over the paint, ignoring it if that makes sense. It gives a new dimension to an ordinary painting. This work is SOLD. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Old Bike Basket of Flowers

18.75x15 watercolor vignette on 140 lb Canson cold press paper painted last week over a period of about 3-4 days. Another in my bicycle basket flowers series, I used several of my photos of bikes with their adorning floral bouquets. The white fence is a nice country scene backdrop for this parked bike. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Old Pail and Fence

8x5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done a couple weeks ago for a lesson on rust. The old pail appears to have been abandoned on the fence in some rural area grown up in grasses and weeds. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Abandoned Barn in Winter

9x12 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on 140 lb Grumbacher cold press paper done yesterday, a country barn and shed covered in snow. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Wash Day on Yupo

15x11 watercolor on synthetic paper Yupo of a country house with the laundry wash on the clothesline, an imaginary scene that says all is quiet out in the rural area.  I placed a large tree to the left and other foliage behind the white farm house with a lush green grass lawn in the foreground.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Country Birdhouses

5x7 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday for a timed online event.  I enjoy painting country scenes such as this with birdhouses and trees.  Photo courtesy Bonnie in Canada.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Old Milk Can

5x3.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of an old rusty milk can sitting in the grass and flowers by a country fence.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Mollie's Chickens

5.25x7.5 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper done this afternoon.  These are Mollie Jones' poultry and she has them in all shapes, sizes, colors, breeds, etc. on her farm in East Texas.  After yesterday's mixed media collage intense concentration I felt like painting these barnyard babes.

Thru the Fence

5x9 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper with Daniel Smith paints, done yesterday afternoon.  There's something about old fences with vines and flowers poking thru that says country subject to me worth painting.

Old Faucet with Sunflowers

11x12.5 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper; Daniel Smith paints.  This is an imaginary country still life with the vivid sunflowers, old rusty hydrant faucet and weathered wood barn wall behind.

Pasture-ized Milk Cows

15x5.5 watercolor of a tranquil countryside of rolling hills and milk cows enjoying the sun and green grass.

Hollyhocks Over the Fence

5 3/4 x 7 watercolor, an imaginary made up scene of multicolored hollyhocks spilling over white picket fence posts.

Fencerow Sunflowers

5.25 x 4.25 watercolor of wild sunflowers lined up in a row by an old white picket fence.   You can see these type flowering weeds growing everywhere.

Wintry Barn

15x22 watercolor painted wet in wet in this imaginary snowy landscape.  This work is SOLD.

White Barns

7.5x11 watercolor landscape rural scene of barn and outbuildings all painted white.  Landscapes are not my forte but every now and again enjoy painting one, especially country farms that truly show our American roots.

Day Brightener

22x30 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper of orange and red daylilies and daisies growing through an old weathered fence.  A few years ago I first painted this country scene and even then thought it needed more work.  So I've now spent the day reworking its background and adding blooms, enhancing values, and trying to add a bit more punch overall.  There is something about worn out wooden picket fences that beg to be painted.