Lilacs

8x10 inches

oil on hardboard

Magnolia

12x9 inches

oil on canvas

I've been wanting to paint magnolias for several years, but it seems like they either froze and turned brown or were blown down from wind and rain.  This was a good year for magnolias and they lasted a long time.  So I took pics of a tree just down the street and have many "poses" to choose from for future paintings.