Kay Smith Landscapes and Gardens
Covered Bridge | Martin Houses Vandalia | Garden Seat Executive Mansion | Country House with Dog | Red Buds with Big Cottonwood | Barn with Windmill | Red Buds with Downed Log | Red Bud Tree | Garden with Stone Pig | Gretchen’s Garden | Paris Flower Stalls | Lone Cypress Tree | Crab Trap on Beach | San Jose Mission | Notre Dame along Seine | Hawiian Waterfall | Martin House with Sunflowers
Covered Bridge
Illinois has such beautiful treasures that too few people explore.
This is one of five covered bridges open to the public across the state.
I’ve included visitors in the distance so you can imagine yourself here in Princeton IL.
22h x 26w framed $2200
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Martin Houses Vandalia
This scene is sentimental for me. I grew up here where summers were
full of gardens like this and swooping purple martins.
14h x 20w unframed $800
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Garden Seat Executive Mansion
The gardens at the Governor’s mansion in Springfield are delightful.
I particularly like this little corner of repose.
16h x 19w framed $1800
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Red Bud Tree with Big Cottonwood
I did a series of these redbud trees because I simply couldn’t decide which view was best.
The pastel colors that contrast with the heavy tree and glassy creek give it a real sense of place.
18h x 24w unframed $2200
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Red Buds with Downed Log
This print is another in my series of red bud paintings from a southern Illinois pasture.
22h x 30w print unframed $600
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Red Bud Tree
This print is another in my series of red bud paintings from a southern Illinois pasture.
22h x 30w print unframed $600
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Garden with Stone Pig
This pig sat among the flowers in my student’s garden, uncomplaining, year after year.
He was our model, footstool and our stone-fast friend.
22h x 26w framed $1800
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Gretchen’s Garden
You might think this spectacular flower bed grows in a country garden, but it’s just down the street from me.
My neighbor Gretchen’s city backyard is a little gem.
21h x 27w framed $1800
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Paris Flower Stalls
One of my favorite spots in Paris is the flower stalls. Though it may look serene, the stall owners, mostly women, bickered back and forth all day. Whose flowers were fresher - whose prices were too high - which flower was the most French…
26h x 32w framed $3500
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Crab Trap on Beach
On Sanibel Island you can walk for miles along the shore. I came across this abandon trap and horseshoe crab lying on the beach.
What a composition just waiting for me!
17h x 23w framed $1200
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San Jose Mission
I stopped in San Antonio to continue my series of early American missions. Though the building looks pristine, it was anything but - the mission had suffered years of neglect and garbage covered the park. Artistic license is a wonderful thing, I restored the whole building in an afternoon. Thankfully, the preservation council has returned San Jose to its majestic beauty.
27h x 33w framed $4200
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Notre Dame along the Seine
I’m on the left bank of the Seine, looking east at the Cathedral.
This was done years ago when painting in Paris was a dream come true for me -
“this is what real artists do,” I said to my young self.
26h x 32w framed $2800
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Hawiian Waterfall
I traveled to Hawaii many years ago on vacation, intending to relax from working.
I had no idea how inspirational this exotic paradise would be.
I practically ripped my paint brushes from my suitcase.
I couldn’t wait to get started.
15.5h x 12w framed $950
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Martin Houses with Sunflowers
Another view of a Vandalia garden.