Bunch of Carrots

7x5 watercolor on 140 lb Fabriano hot press paper of a bunch of assorted carrots alive with pale yellow gold to hot orange and royal red.  Eat root vegetables such as carrots daily for your dose of vitamin A and good fiber.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Party Pods

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of lotus flower and seed pods having a party.  I started this a couple of years ago and it never really clicked, so this week it got a makeover, a redo.  Values were reestablished within lotus pads or lily pads, central white flower shading emphasized along with all shadows, and colors were enhanced with new hues on the market.  The central seed pod was lifted out and repainted.  I added additional tall slender grasses behind and left overall pale yellow background tint alone.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Lady Slipper Orchid

9x12 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last weekend while in the mountains, a vignette with an abstract background.  Painted wet on dry using lots of water for the softer more out of focus leaves.  Daniel Smith paints.
COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Regal Redwinged Blackbird

10x7 watercolor on Daler Rowney 140 lb cold press paper done this past week while in the mountains.  I go to an area by White Mountain schools that has a marsh and cattails in order to spot them in their natural habitat there and in nearby trees.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2015.

Pink Coneflower with Black & Red Butterfly

7.5x5 watercolor and ink line with Micron 01 pen done this weekend while in the cool mountains.  Support used:  Moleskine sketchbook for watercolor with Daniel Smith paints.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2015.

Gladiolus Bouquet

22x15 watercolor of fresh red gladiolus, white and multicolored flowers painted from life wet int wet.  A careful pencil drawing was done first then paper was wet and painted with quick strokes.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Dominique Hen

11x15 watercolor of a setting Domnique hen from an old photograph and design used before.  With this one I changed the background including lines to indicate the chicken coop fence and colors on the bird.  This work is SOLD.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.