Window Daisies

6x6 watercolor on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done over this past weekend as part of another WetCanvas drawing event. With this furnished ref photo I've cropped the rest of the window and kitchen out to focus more on the vase of fresh daisies. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Daisy Road to the Barn

6x6 watercolor using White Nights paints done over the last weekend. I used two photo refs (courtesy Jo Castillo) and combined them to make one rural country scene. This was done in Masters Touch sketchbook 80 lb. paper. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Pink Stiletto Heel

5x3 mixed media on paper painted last week using acrylics, watercolor, colored pencils, gel pen and stencils. I was thinking about spring and daisies of pink for sure. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Meadow of Daisies

6.75x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper painted a few days ago of various daisies within a meadow, just a carefree spring floral landscape. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Daisy Sunflower Jar

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink (Micron 01 pen) on Masters Touch paper done over the past weekend and first part of this week, an imaginary floral still life featuring two favorites. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Watercan, Hat and Plants

6.5x9.25 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press done today, a gardening still life composed of old hat, old watering can, spade, and pots of annuals such as geraniums, petunias, daisies, etc. Now this should put everyone in a spring planting mood. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Jar of Daisies

8x8 watercolor using White Nights paints and Daniel Smith on Masters Premium 140 lb paper completed today. These daisies are still blooming at our New Mexico place and were the inspiration for putting cuttings in a jar. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Daisy Jar

8.25x5.25 mixed media in junk journal done yesterday using combed acrylic paint over the old 1950s book page, then yellow watercolor. When dry, I stamped a jar using black India ink, then sketched daisies with STA Lictin 0.3 pen. Lastly, white and yellow gold acrylics were added with a brush for petals in this imaginary floral still life. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Daisy Thoughts

5.75x5.75 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Strathmore Gemini paper done last week or so ago, another imaginary Shasta daisy loose composition. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Daisy Line

6.25x10.25 watercolor on Strathmore Gemini 140 lb hot press paper done last week after painting a larger version. These loosely painted daisies are cheerful and happy to all who view them in this imaginary floral. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Morning Daisies

8x8 watercolor and gouache on Masters premium 140 lb cold press paper sketched and painted today using one of my daisy photos. Daisy blooms are shining bright white in the morning sun against an abstract cool palette background. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Lazy Daisy Bunny

8.5x5.5 watercolor on Masters Premium paper done a few days ago, another whimsical rabbit or bunny waiting for spring, surrounded by daisies. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith

Fat Blue Vase of Blooms

10x8 mixed media on paper finished today, painting with a background of alcohol inks overlaid with acrylics. The mass of blooms tumbling out of the blue vase consists of daisies, tulips. blackeyed susans, and many other colored shapes.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

Yellow Daisy

6x6 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of a yellow daisy with aqua blue background, a simple loose floral vignette.
COPYRIGHT Kay Smith

Daisy Fence

7x10 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper, a recent painting of a collection of random daisies by an old wooden fence.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Ann's Garden Variety

15x22 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper, a still life of white onions and ceramic pitcher with a red vase of fresh flowers we set up to draw and paint.  Flowers were carnations, mums, sunflowers, baby's breath, daisies, and zinnias.  This work SOLD.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Daisy Petals

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line on Masters sketchbook paper done today.  Using one of my white daisies photos, several were sketched in with Micron 01 pen.  These perennials are always such a joy to see come up with the warmth of a pre-Spring sun, through the still cool earth.  Splattering of yellow orange (gamboge) was done when dry.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Bluebird and Daisies

22x10 watercolor painted today, a nature scene with manmade old wooden picket fence posts and cheerful daisies.  I love to paint these garden imaginary set ups.  The bluebird is surveying his surroundings as he starts his summer day.  Support used is Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

D-DAYsies

6.25x6.25 watercolor daisies painted yesterday in honor of 70th anniversary of The Longest Day, or D-Day, when Allied troups stormed the beaches of Normandy.  These fresh white daisies honor all the brave soldiers who lost lives for our freedom and may they never be forgotten.  After painting new gamboge centers I spritzed with fine water mister to cause paint to run.  Background is a mix of dark pigments such as carbazole violet, quin violet, gold, and indigo.  Daisies are featured on this Weekend Drawing Event on WetCanvas and photo courtesy Valri Ary.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Sunflower Garden WIP - finished

 15x11 watercolor completed today, brush only.  More leaves, foliage, and background trees were added then shadows were last, a mix of UB and permanent rose.  I've put pink hollyhocks and blackeyed susans into the composition.  Step 2 is seen below.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith

Tall sunflowers were added in background for height in this second view of the work in progress.