Palm Fronds

12x9 watercolor botanical in monotone using only sepia pigment on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a close up view of inside a palm and its leaves.  I featured this one in another online challenge and think it would make a great print as well or look stunning in an all white room.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith.

Botanical Plum Blossoms

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week, the second of two commissions using ink line and wash method.  The background was painted to resemble cream colored parchment. This work is SOLD.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Palm Fronds in Sepia

12x9 watercolor in monotone on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, a close up view of inside a palm and its leaves.  I featured this one in another online challenge and think it would make a great print.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Mighty Mushroom

5.5x8 watercolor and ink (Micron 01 pen) done this weekend on Strathmore Visual Journal for mixed media.  I featured the mushroom online for our monthly Watermedia challenge on WetCanvas.  Lots of detail that I love not only in the background but underneath the exaggerated fungus plant, just a myriad of multiple mazes.  It is so fun to explore these microcosms; so much going on at the tiny level most people don't care to see or examine.  There are pine needles with their three prongs scattered about here, leaves, twigs, and parts of other botanicals and even a small insect underneath its umbrella.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Leaves

4.5x4.5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper/Daniel Smith paints, a small square work I began to show students how to do negative painting of leaves, stems, and twigs.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Party Pods

15x22 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb rough paper and Daniel Smith paints done today using only a black & white photo.  So all color is made up, following the values present in the photo copy.  One lone lotus blossom rises amongst the partiers who sing and dance above a sea of lilypads.

Pussywillows - Time to Think Spring!

5x7.5 watercolor on cold press paper 140 lb, a miniature done with thoughts of warmer days and budding plants and trees.  You can't think of pussywillows without Spring!