Funky Flowers

6x13 mixed media collage on paper done previously. Over an alcohol ink underpainting I collaged white and patterned tissue paper and part of a cocktail napkin. When dry, I stamped blue acrylic using a round bottle lid, then color in floral shapes was added using a 1" flat sponge brush in acrylics. Part of the inks show through. Lastly oil pastels were used as graphic accent marks. This work is mounted on matboard. COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith

Hovering Hummer

6x8.5 watercolor over Pigma Micron 01 ink drawing on ColorSketch grey paper, drawn and painted today with Daniel Smith paints. Ref was hummingbird photos taken in the mountains. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Fiery Tops

6x4 alcohol inks on pro photo paper, an abstract floral design done two summers ago but not ever posted.  This is a fitting title to the triple digit days we've been having here.
COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith

Red Ruby Throated Hummer

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper of a hummingbird close up from one of my bird photos. He seemed to be looking up away from the red flower at the bottom towards the next target.  This was painted wet on dry over the weekend.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Bursting Poppies

18x24 watercolor and Caran D'Ache watersoluble wax crayons on 140 lb cold press Canson paper finished today, one that has been in incubation several days.  The poppies are signaling it is about time for Spring to begin.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Poppy in Brusho

6.75x6.75 watermedia using Brusho wc crystals on 140 lb Fabriano paper done last week, further experimenting with the use of the medium for this imaginary floral.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Stained Glass Tulips

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink done today by taking a photo reference, cropping into it to isolate two blooms, then sketching them with black Sharpie pen on paper.  An exercise on WetCanvas had a challenge to do an image in stained glass fashion so this is as close as I got with large shapes and black lines.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Blood Red Hollyhocks

6 x 10.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, Daniel Smith/DaVinci paints, done from one of my dark red studio hollyhocks.  I'm having to use photos from a few years back due to no rain this year in spring to cause them to grow and bloom.  I did have one pale yellow plant and one medium pink hollyhock, though, but the roses really suffered.  This work is now SOLD.

Regal Red Lilies

15x22 wet in wet watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, Daniel Smith paints of red orange daylilies with an abstract background.

Fantasy Flowers

15x22 watercolor wet in wet on Saunders Waterford 140 lb paper painted last night and today of imaginary flowers.  They could be cosmos, peonies, poppies, tulips, you name it.  Look closely and you can see negative painting of leaves, stems and other natural foliage in between its shapes.

Poppy Patch

These red poppies were growing across the street from our church building and have wanted to paint them since snapping pix last spring/summer. Wet on dry watercolor, 22x15 Italia paper 140 lb cold press, Daniel Smith paints. I started this Friday and finished up today. Now am too pooped to enjoy my birthday party.