A single pale lily is shown with its petals open to showcase a distinct array of stamens and pistil. Yellow lilies symbolize thankfulness, joy and friendship.
Mabel Allington Royds (1874-1941) was famous for her woodcuts. This particular image was part of a series of florals she did in the 1930s, either of flowers in full bloom or dying flowers, which she found interesting to depict.
Although she traveled extensively with her husband, painter Ernest Stephen Lumsden, throughout India, the Himalayas, and Canada, she seemed to most enjoy depictions of flowers, children growing up, neighborhood animals, and other scenes of everyday life.
Her woodcuts are technically classified "Japonisme" as she follows the techniques of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblocks, but uses a distinct personal style in the images she depicts.
From the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh.
My newest floral art creation is of a bouquet of sweet Lily of the Valley blossoms. Although highly poisonous to both humans and animals, they are a beautiful woodland floral.