White Easter Peonies

6x6 watercolor using White Nights paints quickly painted today from white peonies photos saved but not used. This is on 80 lb sketchbook paper and is done over pencil sketch of two blooms. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

Magic Peony

5.5x8.5 watercolor using White Nights paints done couple weeks ago on Canson 117 lb cold press paper. This floral was from a ref on WetCanvas as hosted by Anne for this month's challenge. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Peony Bud

8x8 acrylics on wrapped canvas painted last month, an imaginary floral inspired by my studio wall fabric covering. This one was part of an online challenge featuring acrylics. It has been varnished with gloss medium. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Peony Power

8x8 watercolor on Masters Premium wc paper 140 lb CP done over last weekend for a WetCanvas weekend drawing event challenge. I enjoy the analogus reds, pinks, and oranges in its petals. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Peony Charm

8x3 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper, a collection of dark red peonies I used to raise in a glass. In this floral still life I've added shadows and dropped petals and leaves at the bottom. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Helen's Peony

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over the past week in another WetCanvas challenge of 2 hours time limit; my time was about 50 minutes to paint this floral, a red peony, of Helen's. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Peony Shadows

9x12 watercolor on Fluid 140 lb cold press paper begun several days ago and finished today, from my peony photos.  This bloom is white and I've tinted it in soft lilac, pink, gold, and blue partially in an underpainting.  Shadows were added last using 2-3 glazes and background is a mix of indigo, thalo blue and green, and quinacridone gold.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Pink Peony

14x10 watercolor on 14o lb cold press paper of a pink peony that quickly SOLD. 
It is painted wet in wet on Strathmore paper.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.