MOUNTAIN LAUREL 
[MENTION, NATURALISTIC STUDY] 
Jennie Smith 
DRAW the design in carefully, and paint 
delicately for the first fire. Set the 
palette with the following colors: La- 
croix Pearl Grey, Sky Blue, Deep Blue, 
Green, Moss Green J, Olive Green, Brown 
Green, Dark Green 7, Violet of Iron, 
Chestnut Brown, Brown 4, Carmine and 
Black. 
The open blossoms are white, tinged 
with pink; buds pink; pistil and stamens 
pale greenish white; anthers Violet of 
Iron ; stems green ; branches brown. 
Wash in the flowers with a delicate 
grey, leaving the white of the china for 
the high lights. Shade delicately with 
the Carmine ; paint the center with a cool 
green, the little markings and the anthers 
with Violet of Iron ; pistils and stamens 
delicate green; buds Carmine, shaded 
with grey and carmine. 
The leaves are a rich deep green — 
paint these in the foreground with Moss 
Green, shaded with the darker greens. 
The leaves in the background make a 
greyer green. Use Pearl Grey shaded with 
Brown 4 for the older branches ; Pearl 
Grey and Olive Green for the younger 
growth. 
Lay in the background with large 
brushes, beginning at the upper left hand, 
with Sky Blue, running into deeper blue 
green, carmine, then Moss Green, Olive 
and Brown Green, and as it reaches the 
lower right side wash in Chestnut Brown 
and Brown 4. 
For the second fire use same colors 
as for the first fire, strengthening and 
deepening them. 
