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Ink Sketch of Tree Trunks and Rocks
An ink sketch on light paper depicts two tree trunks with visible bark texture, one branching into two main sections. At the base of the trunks, there are two rocks or mounds with textured surfaces.
The Zanna Smith Archive · August 20, 2026

Two Irises in Bloom
This mixed media painting of watercolor or water-soluble crayon with ink depicts a pair of irises in violet, magenta, and blue against a pale aqua ground, their petals outlined in dark ink and filled with mottled color. Green blades sweep upward around the stems, with small red and yellow blossoms scattered along the base.
Zanna Smith · August 29, 2026

Yearbook Portrait and Biographical Information
A black and white yearbook portrait of a young woman with dark, wavy hair is shown on the left. To the right, biographical text for "susannah smith" is printed, with some handwritten annotations in blue ink.
The Zanna Smith Archive · August 20, 2026

Yearbook Page with Portrait and Text
A black and white yearbook page featuring a portrait of a young woman with dark, wavy hair on the left. To the right, text lists her name, 'susannah smith', and various personal details, some with handwritten edits in blue ink. A small line drawing of a figure in a dress is visible on the far left.
The Zanna Smith Archive · August 20, 2026

Handwritten musical score for bassoon and piano
Two pages of a handwritten musical score are displayed, featuring notes, symbols, and annotations in black ink. The pages are slightly creased and show some transparency.
The Zanna Smith Archive · August 20, 2026

Blue Forms with Coral Plume
This mixed media drawing in pastel or colored pencil with ink depicts two rounded turquoise forms nested against a sweep of violet and indigo arcs, with a coral and magenta plume radiating from the upper right. Fine red and black squiggled lines gather at the left of the lower form, adding a nervous, filamentary texture against the soft broad shapes.
Zanna Smith · August 29, 2026

Blue and Magenta Winter Trees
This mixed media drawing in oil pastel or crayon with ink depicts a stand of bare trees, their trunks and branches drawn in vivid blue, magenta, and black over a scumbled ground of green, yellow, and pale blue. The scribbled linework describes the tangle of winter branches without settling into a single contour.
Zanna Smith · August 29, 2026

Phoenix Rising Before a Pale Moon
This colored pencil and ink drawing depicts a stylized phoenix in flight, its crimson body and flame-colored wings spread against a soft blue-grey disc. Long ribboned tail feathers in red, orange, and yellow trail behind the bird and off the lower left of the sheet.
Zanna Smith · August 29, 2026

Teal Butterfly Over a Wildflower Meadow
This mixed media painting combines watercolor or water-soluble crayon washes with fine ink linework to depict a large teal-and-green butterfly gliding above a loose meadow of orange, purple, and magenta blossoms. The pale yellow ground is left largely open at the top, giving the butterfly room to hover above the dense band of flowers along the lower edge.
Zanna Smith · August 29, 2026