Two orange sunflowers droop and lean out of a round, pale yellow smiley-face vase, set on bright blue with a hot pink edge and little loops of turquoise along the bottom.

These sunflowers are a little past their prime, but the vase refuses to stop grinning. It’s a reminder that you can be wilting a bit and still find something to smile about.

• Artist: Gabby Smith
• Year: 2026
• Type: Original painting, one of a kind
• Medium: Acrylic, gouache, oil pastels, wax pastels and colored pencil on watercolor paper
• Size: 11 × 14 in.
• Framing: Unframed
• Series: Flora & Fauna, a series of birds, blooms and the creatures that share our world