Flamboyant Flower

9.75x9.75 alcohol inks on paper done using only two colors: Eggplant and Lettuce. The stem was made using a chopstick. I like how the Eggplant splits into its different color hue makeup as you can see blues and pinks. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

May Poppies

5x7 alcohol inks on paper done yesterday; also used Sharpie markers on this imaginary poppy floral. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

FLORAL CENTERS on Yupo

7x5 alcohol inks on Yupo synthetic paper done last week, another abstraction experient using only a few colors. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Tulip Stems

5x3.5 alcohol inks on glossy photo paper done last week just playing around with the inks after awhile and these tulip shapes appeared. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Peach Layered Bloom

6x4 alcohol inks on glossy photo paper done as a short demo this past Monday in a class. I used peach light colored ink to begin this floral then followed with darker inks. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Saturday HIbiscus

7x10 alcohol inks on paper, an abstract floral I did back in February.  A yellow and pinkish red bloom are taking center stage in this composition.
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Blue Pansy Eruption

4x3 alcohol inks done recently on paper using only one blue, indigo. I like seeing how the ink separates once air blows or alcohol dilutes it.
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Red Burst

6x4 alcohol inks on paper done last week as a quick studio demo for friends.  Using only two colors this floral ink bloom was created.
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Petal Push

11x5 alcohol inks on paper done yesterday using only 3-4 colors for a loose floral.  Since the mourning doves are out it won't be long until Spring arrives.
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July Geraniums

6.25x7.5 alcohol inks on paper done last week, a mix of 3 colors to make and ink floral abstract design from memory.
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Hydrangea Bubbles

9.5x9 alcohol inks on white deli or freezer paper as we call it, recently created in anticipation of Spring blooms on my own hydrangea bushes.
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Currant Colored Bloom

4x6 alcohol inks on glossy photo paper painted this past week.  I used a chopstick to guide me through the stems and leaves in this imaginary flower art.
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Purple Parrot Tulip Explosion

8x10 alcohol inks on white freezer paper done last week using only one color for the flower and one for the stem in a limited palette.
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Shades of Blue Hydrangeas

9x12 alcohol inks on paper done last week using three blues and two greens.  I kept applying the color, moving it with canned air then reapplying until the floral shapes appeared.  Stems were made using a wooden chopstick.
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Red & White Frilly Tulip

10x8 alcohol inks on slick paper done this afternoon, an imaginary parrot tulip made with Poppyfield red ink, Honeycomb, and Willow.  A wooden chopstick pulled the green down to make a stem.  I'm having too much fun.
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Sangria Flower

10.5x4 alcohol inks on white freezer/deli paper done this afternoon using only one color ink, Sangria, and one green, Lettuce, for the stem and leaves.
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Bougainvillea Vines

5x13 fuchsia pink and pale orange-pink alcohol ink bougainvillea leaves, inspired today by one I bought at Johansen's nursery.  All the leaves including the colored tips are soft and thin and the inks did a nice job as far as texture goes.  I used Senorita Magenta, Flamingo, and Lettuce colors and a wooden chopstick to lay in the green vines and leaves.  This was done on white freezer paper on the shiny side.
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May Tulip

11x5 alcohol inks on white freezer/deli paper (shiny side) done a few days ago in May, an imaginary tulip yellow and red.  Stem and leaves were made with the tip of a wooden chopstick with a drop of green then black, allowed to dry, then put a drop of 91% alcohol before drawing.
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Orange Rose

7x5 alcohol inks on freezer paper done a few days ago; a chopstick with a dot of Lettuce worked for the base, stem, and leaves.
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Purple Rose

5.5x13.5 alcohol inks on white freezer/deli paper done a few days ago using only two colors for the bloom:  Currant and Eggplant, and two for the green stem and leaves:  Willow and Lettuce.  The stem was put in using the tip of a wooden chopstick as were the leaves.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.