Tall Hollyhock

6x2 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done last month, another vertical painting that can be matted and framed or can be used as a bookmark. Tall hollyhocks are an old fashioned flower that blooms in many colors and are a self sowing hardy plant. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cactus Coloring

8x6 watercolor using limited palette of alizarin crimson, Moonglow, and aureolin paints on handmade rough cold press paper. I painted this imaginary desert cactus scene around first week or so of September, another in my series. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Tall Desert Cactus

6x2 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary desert cactus in vertical format that can be used as a framed piece of art or as a bookmark. I painted this last month. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cactus Time

6x2 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done last month, an imaginary composition in miniature that could be used either for artwork on the wall or as a special bookmark. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Cactus Floral Shapes

9x6 mixed media using mostly acrylic and colored pencil over an older watermedia made with stencils done in 2021. This redo or rework is fun after drawing cactus shapes in colored pencil over the original. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025 Original Floral Shapes is below for comparison.

Bee on Summer Flowers

6x6 watercolor using White Nights paints in sketchbook of 80 lb paper done over last weekend for WetCanvas! weekend drawing event. Ref courtesy Connie v. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Lil's Violets

3.75x2.75 floral watercolor still life done previously from another artist's African violets in a clay pot. I cropped the image to show only its left side. Look closely to see bounce light that reflects the bloom colors into the leaves. This is on Langton 140 lb cold press paper and Daniel Smith pigments. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025