Across the Moors

6x6 watercolor in sketchbook 80 lb paper done last week, another imaginary abstract landscape; I was imagining how the moors might look if you were gazing across. A limited palette of Payne's gray, Perylene maroon, and quinacridone gold was used. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Range Riders o

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper that I had applied gesso acrylic ground on in March. In this imaginary ranch life scene two cowboys can be seen in their yellow raincoats on horseback doing their work. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cloud Studded Sky

6x6 colored pencils using Stabilo woodies on Masters Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done earlier in the month. This is another in my cloud series. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Art Studio

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper painted wet into wet using one of my photos from a trip to Ruidoso years ago. This artist's studio was less than a block from the main street Sudderth Drive. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Frosted Farm

7x9 watercolor in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done at month's beginning, a winter landscape using my farm reference. Here a heavy frost covers the distant farmhouse and barn with buildings while a deep ditch is in the foreground. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Old Stone Villa

12.5x9 watercolor on stained handmade 140 lb cold press paper by Leather Village (from Amazon) painted last week. In this composition I've merged stone buildings as seen on a trip to Europe and combined flower pots here and there. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Arctic Air

9x6 watercolor and white crayon quick demo done yesterday for our Monday class; no reference used, only placing crayon marks onto dry Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper then adding paint. Some negative painting for a few trees and branches was added. Cool colors Prussian blue, mixed brown, cerulean blue were used. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Coconut Palm

6x8 watercolor on toned grey Hahnemuhle 95 lb paper done over this last weekend during our 2 day pavilion show in New Mexico. Photo ref courtesy Creative Spark member. I used White Nights paints and only a #1 rigger/script liner brush over pencil sketch. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Almost Over the Hill

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press painted of an imaginary country scene with trees over the hill and an old fence standing guard. Splatters using periwinkle were placed at the end when dry over the foreground. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Flash Waterfall

9x6 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done last week for a WetCanvas watercolor challenge. White Nights paints used and ref courtesy Doug Elliot. This is a flash waterfall following a night of rain on the moors at Buckden near Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales (UK). COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Distant Town

6.5x4.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Grumbacher paper done last week, another imaginary town in the distance. So many different buildings in so many different sizes for all the people. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Brusho Sky with White Buildings

5x9 Brusho, watercolor, and white wax crayon on 140 lb Grumbacher cold press paper done last week, an imaginary summer landscape scene. The crayon was used as a resist on the buildings while Brusho wc crystals in ultramarine blue was used to paint the sky. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith.

Leaves Turning

4x8 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper done over last weekend using White Nights paints. In this nature close up of leaves already turning yellow and golden one can imagine autumn or fall is just around the corner. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Old European Buildings

8.5x5.5 watercolor over ink line using STA 0.2 pen in Masters Touch sketchbook done over last weekend drawing event WetCanvas challenge online. First the town buildings were sketched in with the ink pen then color added to give it some life. Note the cobblestone street. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

White Picket Fence Garden

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week, an imaginary house and garden based on a piece I did in 2009 that is no longer available. Imagine the hydrangeas, cosmos, marigolds, etc. in bloom with summer shadows softly falling on the fence and house. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Canyon Moon

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper,an imaginary southwest canyon night scene complete with a full moon showing layers of rock and earth in this watercolor landscape. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Sunflower House

6x6 watercolor and ink on Masters paper.  I had previously drawn this scene in my sketchbook but never did any more work on it.  The stylized look of the sunflowers or poppies gives the imaginary house a fresh appeal.  With high temps daily now we are all ready for flowers, sunshine, and blue skies.
COPYRIGHT  Kay Smith.

Border Town

14x10 watercolor on Stonehenge 140 lb hot press paper, an imaginary scene done Sunday while in the southwest on a brief trip. The hot sun is a major player in these border towns along with the dust and a lot of people out shopping.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Storm Warning

14x10 watercolor on Stonehenge 140 lb hot press paper done over the past weekend, a scene down the road with heavy clouds gathering above while utility poles guard the area.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Belize Umbrellas

15x11 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Saunders paper, with Daniel Smith paints.  Using a marketplace photo from our trip to Belize several years ago, I painted this townscape rapidly using only bright colors at the center of interest.  The background was a wash of manganese blue except for the white of the paper showing.  I like the open market vendors selling their wares.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith