Glad Hummer

8x8 watercolor on Masters Touch premium 140 lb cold press paper painted last month, another gladiolus or gladioli, but with a hummingbird. I've used White Nights paints working wet on dry. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

So Glad

8x8 watercolor floral on Masters Touch painted in February as part of class exercises with gladioli or gladiolus blooms. This one was an imaginary white flower I have added Sennelier colors to beginning with darks first. Also I used Daniel Smith's Moonglow. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

White Gladioli or Gladiolus

6x8 watercolor on Fluid 140 lb hot press paper done recently, a single glad bloom commonly called sword lily. Painted wet on dry the hot press paper readily gave good results of this simple white flower using Daniel Smith and American Journey paints. No ref photo used. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Fuchsia Gladiolus

9x6 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done this afternoon from part of a birthday bouquet; the gladiolus fuchsia color was too exciting to not paint. Sketched from life the floral watercolor was done in 25 minutes in a wet on dry technique. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

WIP Glads

22x15 watercolor of a pot of gladioli painted this far today as a work in progress (on the back of a really terrible sunflower piece). Glads always make me feel cheerful or glad; bottom half of the pot is cropped here in this iPhone photo.  Stay tuned to see the rest.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith

Gladiolus Bouquet

22x15 watercolor of fresh red gladiolus, white and multicolored flowers painted from life wet int wet.  A careful pencil drawing was done first then paper was wet and painted with quick strokes.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.