Posh Poinsettias

7x3 watercolor using brush only, no pencil drawing first, on a scrap of wc paper 140 lb cold press, done last month. I was studying the bracts of my own pink poinsettia plant that sparked this painting. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Poinsettia Pot

4x5.75 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, a quick sketch done last weekend of a few poinsettias in a pot. I used very wet paint then blew on a straw to make bursting lines outward from the leaves. There are three colors in this imaginary pot of Christmas plants. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Brusho Poinsettias

12x9 Brusho watercolor crystals on Bristol board 300 series/100 lb. completed today.  I am still learning how to use the crystals and this time after doing a colored pencil sketch in red and green and sprinkling them, I put several hues into a flat palette and added water.  This made a stronger solid color.  Look closely and you can see some of the crystals spots.  I used 4 or 5 different reds plus Vermilion; it is SOLD.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Poinsettia Parade

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over the weekend of two poinsettias, one red and one white.  As part of a WetCanvas floral challenge these were sketched and painted with lots of enthusiasm for the Christmas holiday season.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith   Email:  1971ks@att.net to purchase via PayPal

Partial to Red Poinsettias

15x20 watercolor painted from life very loosely of a poinsettia for Christmas pot.  A neutral grey background was added to the red/green complementary color palette.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith    Email:  1971ks@att.net to purchase via PayPal.

Poinsettia Party

12x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Canson paper done today, brush only, no pencil drawing first.  I used a dark red silk poinsettia and drew with a brush from life, selecting three red leaves and bracts, then did negative painting elsewhere.  This is wet on dry direct painting completed in about 1 hour.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.