Green Grapes on Red Plate

7x9 watercolor using White Nights paints on 80 lb sketchbook paper done last weekend. Ref courtesy Rousay/UK. I enjoyed her simple still life of Thompson seedless grapes on the red orange plate. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Ribbon Parade

6x1.75 alcohol inks/watercolor on watercolor paper, a pulled print image that already had the curved shapes painted.  I've used a complementary color scheme of greens and reds in this abstraction.
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Red Petunias

5x7 alcohol inks on white foamcore painted yesterday.  With the reds and greens this sets up a nice complementary color combination; a bit of yellow gold is seen here and there.  This abstract reminded me of petunias hence the title.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Ladybug

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line on paper, a close up macro view of such a tiny but important insect.  With Pigma Micron 01 pen I sketched the bug's outline then filled in details followed by watercolor.  I enjoy painting using complementary colored compositions such as red and green.
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Ripest Cherries

10.25x9 watercolor and ink on sketchbook paper done today.  Using a Micron 01 pen I sketched the cherry fruit outlines and stems.  I could not find my tube of Daniel Smith thalo blue green or turquoise so mixed thalo blue with green to get this hue for a complementary color scheme.  Reds are:  Grumbacher red, transparent pyrrol orange, permanent rose, alizarin crimson, quinacridone violet, carbazole violet, then indigo.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.