Abstract Hibiscus

15x22 watercolor just completed this week from combos of hibiscus flowers I had taken in the yard and at nurseries. Lots of color yet an exciting composition of wild abstraction make this floral a winner. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Hibiscus Hummer

11x8.5 watercolor on Strathmore 500 series mixed media 90 lb paper done last week; I used two refs. One was my hibiscus bloomimg in front yard and other is a hummingbird photographed in New Mexico. The background is imaginary. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Joe's Pink Hibiscus

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, a commission of this delicate pink hibiscus, one of my favorite types of flowering plants.  From their graceful long stamens to paper thin petals the hibiscus charms anyone who sees it or paints it.  This work is SOLD.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2015.

Blush hibiscus

11x7.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper; Daniel Smith paints from a pale pink hibiscus I photographed in Puerto Rico.
Although this is a small vertical format, the flower really packs a punch.