Maureen's Orchid

11x8.5 watercolor on Bienfang paper sketched in pencil then painted. I was so tired of focusing on figures and faces this past month that just had to do a floral. This is a cropped version of friend Maureen's orchid in front of a window.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Dark Red Orchids

6x4 alcohol inks on glossy white photo paper done a few days ago, playing around with some of my darker red inks.  The blue background I began with was not working out so light green was added, then the red for orchid blooms.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Woodland Orchids

11x7.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, some colorful negative painting resembling orchids.  Look closely to see many layers of light and dark leaves and stems.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Orchids

8.5x10.5 watercolor of pale yellow orchids I photographed while plein air painting at Alldredge Gardens in Midland, TX recently.
The handmade A4 rough paper was bought when visiting the Tate Gallery in St. Ives, Cornwall and I was afraid it would not be suitable for a fluid floral.  The bottom image is sans background just to show the difference a little dark makes.  In the finished work you can see other orchids and some pots top center.  Quite fun and entertaining! I can paint them but not grow them.