Pink Cosmos and Bee

6x8 watercolor using White Nights paints on handmade rough paper 140 lb done mid month using several reference photos. In this simple garden scene the bee is happily going about its business amongst the cosmos. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

White Cosmos Petals in Vase

8x6 watercolor on handmade rough 140 lb cold press paper done last month using another faux cosmos bloom. Sketching from life is so rewarding and educational. I've used White Nights paints. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Cosmos Coneflower Confetti ~ Happy New Year!

6x6 watercolor in sketchbook by Master's Touch 80 lb completed today, my last painting for 2024! Happy New Year! I've combined white and pink cosmos with yellow orange coneflower in this imaginary floral watercolor garden. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Jo's Cosmos

5x5 watercolors on Bristol 300 series 100 lb cold press paper done at beginning of March; ref provided by Jo Castillo, Texas artist, on one of the online art sites, Creative Spark. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Quick Cosmos

4.5x3 watercolor, pink acrylic, and tissue collage on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done last week, sketching from a silk cosmos from life. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Cosmos Corner

Cosmos Corner 7.5x5 watercolor in Moleskine for watercolor book, my last page in it, of several varied colors of cosmos flowers. These are one of my favorite plants to paint. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Glowing Cosmos

9x12 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper finished yesterday of imaginary cosmos blooms painted wet on dry. Some foliage and flower buds were done with brush only. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Coneflower Cosmos Crazy

8.5 x 5.5 watercolor over pencil sketch of various sizes of coneflowers and cosmos, two of my favorite flowers to paint. No ref was used for this work done over the weekend. It is a sunny spring day of blooms. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Yay for Yellow Cosmos

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza paper, 110 lb cold press in sketchbook of a fresh yellow spring cosmos done a few days ago. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cosmos Crazy

4x3.5 mixed media on 140 lb. cold press paper done last week. In this imaginary floral, I used alcohol inks (first layer as a pulled print), watercolor, acrylics, and gouache. Cosmos are an all time favorite flower to depict in any media. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Bouquet in Black Vase

8x8 mixed media on paper done today over previous alcohol inks using pink, blue, and yellow making an abstract. I used a 1" flat sponge brush to create flowers with acrylics. Most of the fuchsia pink is what is left of the inks. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cosmos Field

5.25x8.25 watercolor done in my grunge/junk journal today, a vintage 1950 book, over gesso on part of the page. I used two of my cosmos photos from 2009 and combined the white flowers with the others.  Although a small format this one really packs a Spring punch as it arrives day after tomorrow.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Cosmos Can

15x11 watercolor of an imaginary garden scene featuring one of my watering cans collection; cosmos photos were from my studio flowerbed.  This is a happy wish for a nice Spring to arrive next month.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Cosmos and Coneflowers

10x30 watercolor floral on Arches 140 lb cold press paper. I had taken this collection of Spring coneflowers and cosmos from my multiple garden photos to design it in this horizontal format. It  is done wet on dry method with Daniel Smith paints.  A soft background underpainting shows yellows and pale peach colors.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Ruidoso Cosmos

5x7 watercolor on 140 lb hot press paper, a composition of several pink and white cosmos photos taken last weekend.  I found a large and lovely flowerbed at one of Ruidoso's lumberyard/hardware stores (Foxworth Galbraith) where lots of varieties were growing.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

Pink Cosmos

11x15 watercolor painted on 140lb cold press paper a few years ago using my studio flowers. This work is SOLD.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Cosmos on a Card - #InkTober

5.5x4 watercolor and ink of a grouping of pink and dark pink cosmos on The Artist's Magazine insert card.  I used photos of my own cottage garden cosmos taken a few years ago.  The ink used was Pigma Micron 01 for #InkTober.  This work is SOLD. 
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Spring's in the Air - watercolor demo today

15x11 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper, a vignette of imaginary spring blooms, watercan, and little hummingbird.  Today I took off work and did the Snyder, Texas Palette Club program, held at their airport.  It was loads of fun on a bright and sunny spring day!

This is me holding the finished painting Spring is in the Air.

Garden Friends

10x7 watercolor on Langton 140 lb cold press paper of various garden items and freshly cut flowers in my old metal pail.  Due to little rain this spring we had hardly any flowers to look at.  Here I've added imaginary cosmos, poppies, larkspur, etc., all sitting on worn out wooden folding chair.  This work is now SOLD.

Cosmos and Coneflowers

10x30 watercolor floral to perk up the dreariest of days.  This is on Arches 140 lb cold press paper and is done wet on dry method with Daniel Smith paints.  With all the snow scenes I've been doing lately it was time to change to a bright happy floral.  Tomorrow I will return to Christmas and winter themed art, so stay tuned.