Catherine McCargar

Dragonfly and Port Wine Magnolia, Original Painting

2023

Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar displays a scarlet dragonfly landing on the branch of a magnolia bush. She captures the fleeting moment as it sips nectar from the flower. Its red wings match the fully bloomed magnolia, fittingly complementing the verdant green leaves. Catherine effectively uses organic curved lines to draw the viewer's eye through her intricate arrangement of buds, blooms, and leaves.

About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California. While she is well-versed in a range of media, her preferred medium for painting is watercolor. The fluidity of the paint allows her to capture the muted undertones and the fleeting light found in the natural world. While the backgrounds of her paintings are impressionistic, the foregrounds of her paintings are often highly detailed, showcasing her technical mastery over her medium.

Words that describe this painting: floral, nature, plants, garden, summer, season, dragonfly, wings, insect, bush, foliage, botanical, sunny, leaves, impressionism, watercolor, paper, magnolia, flowers, impressionism, nature, watercolor painting, green

Dragonfly and Port Wine Magnolia
Catherine McCargar
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2023
11 in. h x 15 in. w
0 lbs. 1 oz.