Fat Blue Vase of Blooms

10x8 mixed media on paper finished today, painting with a background of alcohol inks overlaid with acrylics. The mass of blooms tumbling out of the blue vase consists of daisies, tulips. blackeyed susans, and many other colored shapes.
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Blue Vase of Blooms

6x4 mixed media completed today that was a disastrous alcohol inks image first before adding imaginary vase and various blooms in acrylics.  I used a 1" flat foam house painting brush only.  Red areas are more magenta looking in real life.
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Cosmos in Blue Vase

11x15 watercolor on Dick Blick 140 lb cold press paper painted last week while on vacation, a collection of various cosmos colors in a quaint imaginary still life.  I used a red bowl, a blue & white creamer pitcher, and the fat round vase.
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Yellow Tulips in Blue Vase ~ plein air for Earth Day

10.25x9 watercolor and ink on paper done today plein air with Watercolor Horizons group.  We had a paint out at Alldredge Gardens in Midland, TX.  With temps in the low 50s and a north wind blowing, I chose to stay inside the building and sketch from life.  I've been a member of the Odessa WH group for many years now and it was encouraging to see a new member bringing her two young sons with their art supplies.  Earth Day is a good time to connect with plants.  This was drawn with Micron 01 pen.
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Hydrangea Bouquet WIP

18x11.5 watercolor work in progress (WIP) begun a few days ago using only a 1" flat sable brush.  Sketched in pencil on wet Canson 140 lb cold press paper, I put in the varied greens in the background first, not the darks first I usually begin doing.  Next was pale pink and white hydrangea blooms followed by deeper pink and peach toned ones.  The old vase colors were actually two:  Blue Bice and Andrew's turquoise.  I was inspired by my own plants that have leafed out by the front door and am trying for a nice and soft floral arrangement.  Stay tuned for the finish.
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Blue Vase and Seashells - Day 19

8x5.5 watercolor and ink on Strathmore Visual Journal for watercolor done today, a simple still life set up with vivid blues, yellows, and soft beige seashells by the window.  The yellow pompom flowers from Hobby Lobby are more of a greenish hue than this shows.

Also since 9-1-15, I've posted daily works on Leslie Saeta's #30paintingsin30days challenge she hosts annually on her blog Slices of Life you can see HERE.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.