Winter's First Day is Coming Soon!

8.75x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary scene of old ramshackle barn on the first day of winter solstice. Some snow is evident on the surrounding trees, roofline, and foreground. I used an old black and white barn photo kept for many years so all color is made up. Some Gansai Tambi graphite colors were used in background trees. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Snow Covered Road

5.5x8.5 watercolor on Canson 117 lb cold press paper using White Nights paints; this imaginary winter snow landscape was painted last week before Thanksgiving. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Winter Bench

8.5x5.5 watercolor on Canson 117 lb paper done last month; one of my winter photos used in the WetCanvas Landscape forum. I used White Nights paints with this cold winter scene outside a park. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Snowy Country

7x9 watercolor and gouache in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done a few days ago, an imaginary winter snow scene. In this scene I'm focused on the evergreen tree then the partial fence. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Winding Icy Stream

7x9 mixed media in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done a few days ago using white wax crayon and Rosa watercolors, an imaginary frozen winter landscape. In this scene I've tried to show how water freezes as it winds its way down amongst the various trees and bushes. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Winter is Coming

6x6 watercolor on Masters Touch paper 80 lb. cold press in sketchbook done last week for a small but cold winter scene just beginning in my imagination. From the old dead tree with its few leaves hanging on to the snow drifts one can dream the season will come soon. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

February Aspens

9x6 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper sketched yesterday then finished today. This mountain winter landscape of aspens was prompted by some I saw last week in New Mexico and the other elements are from imagination. I've really pushed color with this tree scene. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Icy Creek

3.75x5.75 watercolor and white crayon on Fabriano rough 140 lb cold press done last week, another imaginary winter landscape miniature. These are easy to do, just make crayon marks on dry paper then add wet media of choice. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Red Taos Truck

5.5x8.5 watercolor on Masters Touch 70 lb paper sketched in pencil today then painted from one of my Taos scene photos. In the photo an adobe building can be seen in background behind the 1960s Dodge truck so I've omitted that and added trees and snow. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

December Snowfall

6x9 watercolor on 140 lb Canson cold press paper done a few days ago using one of my saved line drawings. These come in handy when there is not much time to spend sketching a new subject. In this imaginary scene I've left the pristine snow unlike the first version that had a stormy sky and more shadows. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

More Snow Laden Trees

6x4 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper, an imaginary winter scene complete with snow as winter begins its season. 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

Winter Trees in Snow

4x6 acrylic, gouache, and ink on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday, an imaginary winter snow scene complete with evergreen trees. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Winter Trees in Snow

4x6 acrylic, gouache, and ink on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday, an imaginary winter snow scene complete with evergreen trees. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Snowy Road to the Ranch

4x6 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb rough cold press paper just completed, another imaginary winter snow landscape scene. Here I have imagined the gate posts are open to let us enter the road to the ranch. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith Actual size:

Frozen Forest Stream

8x6 watercolor, Brusho, and white wax crayon on Fabriano 140 lb rough paper done today with no pre-drawing, just some outlines with the crayon. This scene from the Lincoln National forest is showing a frozen stream and its snow laden trees standing tall in the winter season. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Bull Elk in Deep Snow

12x9 watercolor on #CansonPaper 140 lb cold press sketched in pencil then painted today, another in my winter landscape wildlife series of a bull elk leading the way through deep snow. Imagine all the cows following him as he heads off towards other areas of the forest. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Untouched Powder

5x7 watercolor snow scene at dusk showing pristine white powder untouched by animals or humans.  Four birch trees stand guard in front of evergreens in background.  I painted this imaginary scene on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper with Daniel Smith paints:  Permanent rose, Prussian blue, sap green, quin burnt orange and gold, carbazole violet and burnt sienna.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Aspens in Snow ~ Demo WC Palette Knife

15x11 watercolor demonstration for Big Spring Art Association today using a palette knife only.  This is on Canson 140 lb cold press paper/Daniel Smith paints:  Quinacridones burnt orange/gold, ultramarine blue, indigo, sepia, transparent pyrrol orange, raw umber, and Mission Gold burnt sienna.  In this imaginary tree scene, one can feel the first snow and see several remaining autumn leaves clinging to branches.  I painted this upside down.  A similar scene was also done with a palette knife featuring birches in 2012.  Negative painting can be seen in the background on other trees.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

First Day of Winter

15x22 watercolor of the first day of winter solstice.  Three trees set the snowy stage in front while a frozen stream and rocks peek up through the icy environment.  This is an imaginary snow scene that is SOLD.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2018.