Christmas Deer

4x6 watercolor on mixed media paper done recently for an online holiday Christmas card exchange; its recipient in Canada really liked the design and sentiment. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Snowy Doe

6x4 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done recently for an online card exchange; this doe deer in show was fun and puts you in the holiday spirit. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2024

December Deer

6x9 watercolor with white wax crayon on 140 lb. cold press paper done over the past weekend as part of another online challenge. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Doe Resting

6x8 watercolor on Hahnemuhle grey toned paper, 95 lb. cold press, using White Nights paints done last week. Using a photo I took of this sleeping doe outside bedroom window in the mountains, she deserved her time in the sun. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Deer in Meadow

5.5x5.5 watercolor in Arteza 110 lb CP paper sketched and painted yesterday for this month's southwest/western challenge on WetCanvas. Photo courtesy Jo Castillo/Texas. I cropped the photo to edit out most of the doe's body to focus on her head and part of the background. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Doe a Deer

7.75x5.25 walnut ink on Bristol 300 series paper, a deer I've sketched before in ink but not on slick Bristol. No pencil drawing was done beforehand only a wooden chopstick.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith.

Oh Deer!

15x22 walnut ink on Lana 140 lb hot press paper done a few days ago for another animal wildlife challenge online, courtesy Robert (WetCanvas).  This mule deer is looking over her habitat for a few good things to eat and was sketched with a wooden chopstick.  Her body was blended using a round #14 brush for smoother texture.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

Curious Christmas Fawn

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line wash on Masters sketchbook completed yesterday, an imaginary scene of a young fawn checking out  bright shiny ornaments.
COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith

Woodland Deer-a card a day

6x4 inches watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper, American Journey paints, done this afternoon. I used black and white photos of a Ruidoso deer and made up the landscape. Spritzing with cobalt blue then spraying with white gouache make up the snowfall. I'm still on a card-a-day even though some posted lately are much larger. Now I'm on a roll and can't quit.