Wayward Daisy

6x4 watercolor and ink line on sketchbook page done at first of the month. I used a Micron 03 pen to sketch petals, stamens, etc., of the daisy flower parts. A fun and quick exercise for an imaginary loose look. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Torn Daisy

6x6 watercolor of single daisy that has its petals torn by the wind and other weather conditions. With this loose single floral done week before last I have focused on mixed greens and blues for the abstract background and used a #12 round synthetic brush. My daisies growing in New Mexico were used for inspiration. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Daisy Bee

6x6 watercolor and ink line in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb paper done last week for an online challenge featuring insects on flowers or plants. I chose the bee exploring a daisy and used STA Lictin 0.2 pen to draw it. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Summer Rain

8x8 gouache on Italia 140 lb. cold press paper done a few days ago using brush only, no pre-drawing with pencil.  In this imaginary scene dark skies with rain begin pelting the meadow flowers below.  There is a red poppy, a tulip, and a daisy surrounded by wildflowers.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Delta Beetle

5x4 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday for animals in watercolor page June challenge about pollinators.  This beetle looks to have a delta insignia on its back hence the name.  Here is one on a daisy flower doing its thing.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Yellow Butterfly on a Daisy

11x15 watercolor on 140 lb. Canson paper done today from my multiple photos.  Background is largely made up.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Mums and Daisy

22x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper I painted awhile back from some greenhouse nursery photos I took in Midland, TX. This work is SOLD.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Daisy Day

11x15 watercolor, brush only, on Canson 140 lb watercolor paper done yesterday.  First the darks were blocked in with a 1" flat brush for this negative painting, then the midtones such as daisy centres and background.  More negative painting of flower shapes are scattered about.  When dry splatters of transparent pyrrol orange done with same brush.  Blues are indigo, manganese, cerulean.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Yellow Daisy

6x6 watercolor done a few days ago, my last sheet in Masters sketchbook #2.  The first book was a gift from friend and fellow artist Leada Wood.  It had 80 pages I painted on as did this one for a total of 160 images.  Most were done daily.  Some were drawings or sketches while others were ink line, mixed media, dry media or watermedia.  Lots of them have sold and make nice small works to frame and put in that little spot where you need 'something' to go.  But alas! I have bought another Masters from Hobby Lobby so will commence to opening it and drawing something interesting.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.