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Heart of the magnolia black and white Art Print
by Andy Lawless
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Heart of the magnolia black and white art print by Andy Lawless. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
Close-up of a magnolia blossom from a magnolia tree that used to site on the old Lancaster SC courthouse yard.... more
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Artist's Description
Close-up of a magnolia blossom from a magnolia tree that used to site on the old Lancaster SC courthouse yard.
Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. Fossilized specimens of M. acuminata have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae date to 95 million years ago. Another aspect of Magnolia considered to represent an ancestral state is that the flower bud is enclosed in a bract rather than in sepals; the perianth parts are undifferentiated and called tepals rather than distinct sepals and petals. Magnolia shares the tepal characteristic with several other flowering plants near the base of the flowering plant lineage such as Amborella and Nymphaea (as well as with many more recently derived plants such as Lilium).
The natura...
About Andy Lawless
Welcome to my site! May my photographs resonate within you, bringing joy and a smile into your life. I photograph what speaks to me on an subconscious level, things that make my heart move in harmony with existence. (Watermarks are for web only and do not appear on purchased prints.) Taking photos was something I enjoyed as a child; this grew into a study of the skills and art of photography. Today, photography is my passion. Everywhere one looks, one can find a story to be told or a memory to capture. The camera is the magical all seeing eye, so we have to learn to look with a different perspective at all that surrounds us when looking through the viewfinder. With the play of light, shadow, texture and color, ordinary...
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Lisa Purcell
This is stunning.
Andy Lawless replied:
Thanks Lisa
Jim Love
Great macro with extraordinary lighting...
Andy Lawless replied:
Thank you Joh, I like your photos of rural VA my kin are from Amherst Co.
Glenn DiPaola
Fantastic exposure and processing. Beautiful bw work. v/f
Andy Lawless replied:
Thank you Glenn
Joe Kozlowski
Beautifully done ...
Andy Lawless replied:
Thank you Joe for visiting and commenting.
Mark Ashkenazi
fantastic art ,v
Andy Lawless replied:
Thank you Mark
Andy Lawless
Sonja, thank you very much for taking the time to view and comment.
Sonja Dover
absolutely love it.
Andy Lawless
Sorry for the delay Scott, thanks very much for commenting on my art
Scott Norris
Andy, I really like this! Great shot.
Andy Lawless
Thank you Taria for taking the time to view and comment on my art, also thanks for adding me to your watch list.
Taria Cavell Chesterman
Beautiful Image Andy
Andy Lawless
Thank you Harry for visiting and commenting.
Andy Lawless
Oiyee, my thanks for your visit and comment.
Oiyee At Oystudio
Sublime! Wonderful shot, Andy!
Andy Lawless
Thank you Suzanne and Marianne for you wonderful comments, and for visiting.
Suzanne Gaff
Wonderful magnolia macro, Andy! Thanks for your comment on my sale today, also! Blessings, Suzanne
Marianne Campolongo
Fabulous photo - so delicate yet so cool and detailed - the B&W really works well here. Fave & v
Andy Lawless
Ann and Vickie thank you both for taking the time to visit and more importantly to comment on my art.
Ann Powell
love the black and white for this image -- lovely ! v/f
Andy Lawless
Jenny and Hannes, thanks for your wonderful comments, and for taking the time to view my photograph.
Hannes Cmarits
beautiful bw macro.
Jenny Rainbow
Neat and excellent rendition of this magnolia macro in B&W,Andy!
Andy Lawless
Bill and Lisa, thanks for stopping by and commenting