Flowers again!--- For me each kind has a uniqueness, a 'personality' that is so impressive. The tulip, before full bloom, for me has a luminous quality, that subtle sheen and smoothness that simplicity of form that make it a delight to paint. Later , quite different, ---almost poppy- like with its coal black centre.
According to Persian legend, the first tulips sprang up from the drops of blood shed by a lover and so for many years it became the symbol of true love.
On a different note, in some parts of Japan, a flour is made of them, and apparently in times of famine the Dutch ate tulip bulbs when food was extremely scarce.
Today's Painting:- Tulips----acrylic on stretched canvas.
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