Magnolia versus Hazel

A couple of weeks ago, I went into my garden and noticed that the magnolia was starting to bloom. This has always been such a big event for me. This tree is so beautiful to look at, but the story behind it is also extraordinary. Mrs. Derks planted the tree with her sister as a little girl. She had lived there her entire life, even when we started in our new home that connected our gardens. Mrs Derks passed away some time ago of elderly age (she must have been around 84 years old, I think), but she has left such a special gift to our neighbourhood. I take pictures of the trees yearly, but I started making new designs with them this year. The size of this painting is 100x130cm, mounted on an aluminium frame, created with photography, printed on paper, glued to the canvas, and finished with gel medium for the structure, acryl, oil paint, and oil sticks. I applied it with brushes, sponges, pallet knives, and fingers. Ready to ship worldwide by professionals.