Tulip Tapestry

15x22 watercolor over a weekend, a totally imaginary Spring scene.  I had a new nursery garden catalog which had a tulip with these dark blue/purple centers inside green topped with brilliant reds, called 'poppy tulips'.  Butterflies or moths circle gently over the tulip garden against the stark white background.  Support used 140 lb cold press paper.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith.

Iris Buds in Brusho

15x11 Brusho watermedia (watercolor crystals) on 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday, some purple irises budding out ready to bloom.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Glad about Glads - WIP finished

22x15 watercolor completed today after two more hours on this work in progress (WIP) from yesterday.  I really like how the multicolored gladiolus, bunched together in a single dark blue pot, are so vibrant and Spring-like.  We can be inspired anyway until Spring really does happen.  Paper is Italia acquerello 140 lb cold press sold by Dick Blick which is perfect for florals.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Tulips for a Friend

4.5x4.5 watercolor of three red and variegated tulips painted on 140 lb cold press paper yesterday; I used more than one photo of different varieties of the bulbs.  This work is SOLD.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Tuxedo Tulips

18x14 watercolor of three imaginary tulips painted awhile back that is SOLD. 
With this one, I had placed tall green leaves behind the blooms and they were not very prominent, so I made a mixed black (alizarin + thalo green) and darkened the background.  Still visible are tiny specks of other colors.
Image is COPYRIGHT Kay Smith.

Apricot Irises

11x7.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Langton paper, a demo begun yesterday for one of my art classes, then finished today.  This is a scan so colors appear more orange than they are.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.