Ginger the Bunny

9x7 watercolor on sketchbook paper 80 lb, done mid-month in April. This bunny Ginger belongs to one of the artists who hosted our regular weekend drawing event on WetCanvas. Such an adorable animal smelling daffodils. COPYRIGHT 2025 Kay Smith

Ginger the Bunny

9x7 watercolor on sketchbook paper (80 lb Master's Touch) done today for another WetCanvas weekend challenge. Host is Rousay (UK) and this bunny rabbit, Ginger, is hers. I enjoyed painting Ginger smelling fresh daffodils in her yard. Happy Easter! COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2025

March Daffodil

7.25x4 miniature watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done earlier in the month, a bulb of spring sprouting its yellow cheerfulness all around. COPYRIGHT 2024 Kay Smith

Maureen's Daffodils

6x6 watercolor on Master's Touch 80 lb sketchbook paper done recently; ref courtesy Maureen on WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event. I've cropped her photo to focus only on the largest daffodil accented by a few others. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

April Daffodil

4x12 acrylics on 140 lb Canson cold press done first of the month using leftover paint and paper, a spring time daffodil blooming just for us. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

In Full Bloom

12x12 gouache paints on Masters premium 140 lb watercolor paper completed over the past several days, clay pots of geraniums and violets lined up in a sunny spot. In this floral garden still life I tried to show sunlight upon green leaves with just a few yellow daffodils in the background. I really like the texture of the aged pots showing white residue caused by mineral salts or fertilizers. COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Daffodils for First Day of Spring

11x15 watercolor of naturalized daffodils enjoying the early spring sunshine and blue sky.  This is painted on Italia 140 lb cold press paper wet on dry with negative painting for stems and foliage.  Happy first day of the spring season 2020!
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Watercan Daffodils

4x6 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday afternoon, an imaginary garden still life using my old metal watering can and early daffodils.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Daffodil Days

9x4.75 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper begun Saturday night then more done yesterday. I could not make up my mind about adding background color so have left it white for now.  The bloom's stem is out of the picture plane for a bit of tension, having the flower front and foremost in this imaginary floral.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Spring Fever

22x15 watercolor floral still life.  A lightly spritzed background of primary colors was done first, and the negative spaces are brightly colored sections around the daffodils and pots. Paper is Saunders 140 lb cold press; Daniel Smith paints.  I painted this one first then did a demo from it.  My daffodil photo was taken in a mall with a sliding metal mesh gate behind, and I used their rectangle areas as color blocks.
Image COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Orange Twist Daffodils still life

22x15 watercolor still life floral done today with colored pencils sanded into wet washes and oil pastels accents, an imaginary scene featuring two types daffodils, pears, bird figurine, cup and plate.  I was attempting to paint in the Shirley Trevena style, an English artist I greatly admire who ignores the rules and has a much looser style.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Spring Fever Daffodils

22x15 watercolor of a daffodil spring blooming bulb arrangement in front of a patterned background.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

First Day of Spring!

22x15 watercolor of fluffy daffodils bending their heads as they bow to Spring and its most welcome sign, the sun! This work is currently on display at Hall Center for the Arts at Howard College Big Spring TX campus.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Daffodil Hill

11x15 watercolor done a few years ago of happy yellow faced daffodils blooming alongside white ones on a hill, an imaginary scene just in time for springtime.  The front stems are negatively painted in this small floral landscape.

Daffodil Lineup

4.25x7.75 India inks on 300 lb cold press wc paper, another in my experimentation with ink series. With this simple spring scene, I sketched the daffies first in pencil.

Daffodil Hill

11x15 watercolor of naturalized daffodils enjoying the early spring sunshine and blue sky.  This is painted on Italia 140 lb cold press paper wet on dry with negative painting for stems and foliage.

Spring Fever Daffodils

22x15 watercolor demo of lightly spritzed background of primary colors, and the negative spaces brightly colored sections around the daffodils and pots.  Paper is Saunders 140 lb cold press; Daniel Smith paints.

Spring Flowers with Watercan

The title of this new one done this weekend is "Spring has Sprung", an imaginary floral garden watercolor complete with old metal watering can sprinkling an array of daffodils, poppies, bluebonnets, larkspur, daisies, etc.  Its size is 15x22 and painted on Arches 140 lb cold press paper using Daniel Smith paints in a wet on dry manner.

First Day of Spring!

Hello out there in Blogger-Land! It is the first day of spring! That is what this painting's title is. With the yellow forsythia blooming the daffs are following closely. My peony is sprouting its reddish shoots and the hydrangeas already have their buds going showing that delightful yellowgreen hue. Enjoy the day everybody! Time to drive to Odessa for the art association meeting...

Easter Daffodil

18x18 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press block, painted today in about 2 hours for Easter and Spring! Da Vinci, Daniel Smith, and American Journey paints.