Southern Arizona Saguaro

7x9 watercolor over pencil sketch of a scene around Tucson complete with tall saguaros. This is on Masters Touch 80 lb paper done yesterday with Daniel Smith/American Journey paints. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Saguaro Fire

7x5.25 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press painted a few days ago, expanding upon my series of saguaro cactus scenes. I this, the landscape can be seen as red hot desert land. Darks made with indigo and sepia and carbazole violet. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Blooming Saguaro

6x4 watercolor over an ink line sketch on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper done in the past few days, another cactus painting but without a bird this time. Just showing the pretty white blooms the saguaros have in this desert landscape. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cactus Wren Resting

6x4 watercolor, white gel pen, and Micron 01 pen on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over this past week using multiple reference photos taken near Tucson of a desert cactus wren perched on a saguaro. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Tall Mini Cactus in Striped Pot

7x5.25 mixed media (watercolor, acrylics, ink, gel pen) done yesterday, another imaginary succulent in a pot over an abstract background. Gel pen in white used to make tiny prickly thorns. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cactus Statue

3x2 miniature in ink and Tombow black brush pen created last month during my cactus series using stamps and abstract designs. This is on Canson 140 lb cold press paper. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cactus Lines

3x3.5 miniature using ink, Tombow brush pen, and white gel pen on Bristol board 300 series 100 lb paper done last month during my cactus series. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Saguaro Cactus and Crows

5.5x4 mixed media on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week during my cactus series. I used the paper that had already been marked with alcohol inks and acrylics then did India ink on the cactus and crows. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Southwest Still Life

22x30 acrylics on Arches 140 lb cold press paper painted from life by setting up various still life objects and doing very wet in wet brushwork. Wax crayon saguaro images are scattered throughout the painting of southwestern items. CPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Cactus Jack

12x9 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb CP paper, Daniel Smith paints.  I started with a limited palette of quinacridone gold, permanent rose, and manganese and cobalt blues, doing an underpainting first.  This is from my photo taken on the Tucson VA hospital grounds where was lucky enough to see a still jackrabbit posing for my camera.  The saguaro stands tall, the guardian of the desert, over all living creatures.