Original artwork description:

Painted on-site at the Bailey Shrub Walk of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. An early spring landscape featuring a Magnolia tree, lush with spring blossoms in shades of pink and white, contrasted with still-bare dogwood branches in shades of bright red and bright spring green, lush green grass, and evergreen branches. Painted with oil paint over casein paint on board. Framed in a 3" wide wood frame with a mahogany colored finish.

Materials used:

oil paint, casein paint, gessoboard

Tags:

#chris #bailey #landscape #oil painting #red #green #impressionism #pink #spring #tree #plein air #blossom #bloom #magnolia #minnesota #evergreen #arboretum #midwestern art #shrubbery