Jar Blooms

9x5.25 watercolor and ink using Micron 01 pen and White Nights pigments on Canson 117 lb cold press paper done middle of May while on a trip. This simple floral still life needed only a few strokes of the brush to come alive. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Flowers in Old Jar

Flowers in Old Jar 9x6 watercolor on 70 lb sketchbook page drawn in pencil last week then painted with White Nights pigments. Love old canning jars and anything put in them looks great. Many varieties of annuals make up the mixed bouquet in this simple country floral still life. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Jar of Daisies

8x8 watercolor using White Nights paints and Daniel Smith on Masters Premium 140 lb paper completed today. These daisies are still blooming at our New Mexico place and were the inspiration for putting cuttings in a jar. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Greenery

8x5 mixed media on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday, another green plant still life using acrylics, watercolor, ink, and Brusho wc crystals. Rubber stamps were used to create the jar, stems, and leaves against an abstract background. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Floral Jumble

8.25 x 5.25 mixed media in junk journal done a few days ago using collaged tissue paper that had alcohol inks stenciled on plus watercolor and gouache. Flowers are all jumbled together in a canning jar in this imaginary floral abstract. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith