High Country Barn in Snow

7x9 watercolor in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done on Christmas Day 2023. In this imaginary snow scene featuring a barn, I've added mountains and trees and fences. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Red Patio Chair Geraniums

9x10.25 watercolor and ink line on sketchbook paper done today on my patio. The red wicker chair was moved outside for this plein air paint out I sponsored for all of our Watercolor Horizons Group located in Odessa, TX. The old metal pail bucket has a crooked handle and is not this large. The small blue birdhouse and chair cushion are from a dollar store. Silk faux green ivy is in a black metal basket above the birdhouse. Sketching was done with Pigma Micron 01 pen. Splattering was added when dry at the end using Grumbacher true red pigment.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Retriever

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line (Pigma Micron 01 pen) on Masters sketchbook done over the weekend, a pet portrait of a happy golden retriever playing ball.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Caviar Chef - torn paper collage on canvas

12x12 torn paper collage on wrapped canvas that was auctioned today to benefit United Way in Big Spring, TX.
I made this fellow a few years ago using glossy magazine pages, and am so glad he got a new home.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2011.

Caviar Chef Does United Way

At noon today, Howard College Big Spring hosted 9th annual United Way Empty Bowls event. I've been part of it each year donating a chef image for all publicity. Lots of delicious soup was served to attendees who also took home a handmade pottery bowl. Here you see Gale Pittman on the left who won the highest auction bid on my "Caviar Chef" torn paper collage art, me in center, and new HC art professor Amin Tejani. Thanks to Sandy Stewart for coordinating this effort to benefit all of Howard county United Way agencies. Look for Gale's new business to open on south Scurry, Gale's Bakery and Deli.

Chipping Sparrow

6x4 watercolor and ink line (Tombow brush pen/Pigma Micron 01) done recently on a magazine card insert, a common chipping sparrow on a Spring flowering branch.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Some Sketchbook Skool Work

9x12 watercolor and ink line on Cheap Joe's sketchbook paper done last week from life for an assignment with online Sketchbook Skool.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Sunflower Bucket

18x12 watercolor now on display at Ft. Worth's Society of Watercolor Artists current membership show.  Along with another painting, Got My Goat, they'll remain at the public library there for a month.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

5.75 x 8.5 gouache and ink (Pigma 01 and medium fine tip Sharpie pens) on Color Sketch buff colored paper done today. An imaginary group of hussies and floozies decorate the fun composition, just a mishmash of mamas getting ready to party.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Winter Pears - Merry Christmas!

6x6 watercolor still life of pears on Masters paper, drawn with Pigma Micron 01 pen, from a market display seen last week while in the mountains. Some evergreen and red berries complement the almost red and green only Christmas color palette.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith

Red Amaryllis WIP - step 4

24x20 WIP (work in progress) continues with the background blues added today and other touch ups for about 2 hours time. I'm not sure the large dark green leaf lower left is light enough. On the monitor it appears too dark value, almost black. But in real life it isn't. More yellow was added for stamens that were tiny lemons in the photo I tore up. I still think Santa is a nice touch along with a torn word Believe. Go Red for Woman phrase is also put at lower left of its red petal. The other bloom behind it hopefully is not competing for attention. So stay tuned and you may see its finish tomorrow or the next day; tomorrow are three Christmas parties, two at work and the third is our Big Spring Art Association.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Red Amaryllis WIP - torn paper collage

 This is as far as I got with the collage work in progress yesterday on 24x20 canvas; long way still to go with all that red!

Today after church I was able to work on it about 4 hours and still not quite finished but you can see progress hopefully...apologize for the glare.  Now to complete the background that I wanted turquoise blue.  The canvas sides will also be collaged.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith 2013.

Christmas Cardinal

9.75x7 watercolor loosely painted of a young cardinal skipping along to celebrate his Christmas season.
Image COPYRIGHT 2010 Kay Smith.