Palette Knife Pears

10x13 acrylics on board using spatula and trowel style palette knife. This simple fruit still life was done on a previous weekend as part of a WetCanvas challenge. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Chickadee Grasses

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza 110 lb paper done on first of this month, an imaginary bird in landscape design. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Daylily Center

5.5x5.5 watercolor on Arteza 110 lb cold press paper done last day of June, a close up view of a purple and pink daylily, right into the heart of the flower. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Long Red Pepper

2.25 x 5.25 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last month, a simple vegetable still life using complementary colors of red and green. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Cactus Lines

3x3.5 miniature using ink, Tombow brush pen, and white gel pen on Bristol board 300 series 100 lb paper done last month during my cactus series. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Summer Succulents

8x8 watercolor on Masters Touch premium 140 lb cold press paper finished after sketching it on Tuesday at the Palette Club. I used White Nights paints. My photo was taken years ago at a greenhouse of this grouping of aloe vera, barrel cactus, and other assorted succulents. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Hanging Baskets

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done again a few days ago from photos of greenhouse hanging floral baskets. I photographed these at 4 Seasons in Ruidoso, NM. These geranium varieties and the mixed petunia annuals are so pretty. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith