Daisy Dreaming

8.5x5.5 watercolor on mixed media sketchbook paper done last part of May in an effort to loosen up my florals. Daisies were from my plants at the New Mexico house. Dreaming I was there...Daniel Smith paints used. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2026

Shasta Daisy Petals

3.75x4 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week as a short demo, emphasizing putting in darkest values first (no pencil sketch first), then midtones, then lights or white of the paper. This is from an ink sketch from my Shasta daisies photos. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Daisy Day

11x15 watercolor, brush only, on Canson 140 lb watercolor paper done yesterday.  First the darks were blocked in with a 1" flat brush for this negative painting, then the midtones such as daisy centres and background.  More negative painting of flower shapes are scattered about.  When dry splatters of transparent pyrrol orange done with same brush.  Blues are indigo, manganese, cerulean.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Nature's Daisies watermedia collage

15x22 watercolor that had color dropped on its Saunders surface then negatively painting around to save whites.  Multiple leaves and stems followed then collage rice paper elements added last.