Magnolias

At this time of year Oxford is full of magnificent magnolia trees in full bloom. In fact, Oxford is probably at its best at this time of the year, with the daffodils out and some fruit trees starting to blossom. Plus, the students have mostly gone home for Easter and most of the tourists are yet to arrive. So, I was inspired to do some sketches. Here's one of some magnolia buds.

Leaves part 2

I've put a bit more work into the drawing of leaves, trying to push the darks of the negative spaces in particular. The leaves aren't perfect, but I don't think I'm going to do any more work on this one. It is all graphite (2H, HB, 2B and 4B) on cartridge paper.