Moonlit Magnolia

16x20 watercolor using Gansai Tambi graphite paints from Kuretake on 140 lb cold press Canson paper completed yesterday. Some areas have only one application of paint while others have multiple glazes to get the values correct in this close up view of a white magnolia flower. COPYRIGHT 2022 Kay Smith

Magnificent Magnolia

11x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper; painted wet in wet with darks put in first, then midtones and lights.  White petals are actually the white of the paper as white paint is not used in transparent watercolor.  This is from a bloom on my neighbor's tree.  I love its waxy leaves and petals.  This painting is SOLD.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

Mystical Magnolia

15x22 watercolor on Saunders Waterford 140 lb cold press paper, painted wet in wet showing quite abstract forms of leaves and branches.

Magnolia Moment

15x22 watercolor of my aunt's magnolia tree branches and bloom, painted wet in wet, trying to capture the waxy texture of its petals.