Tulipomania 7 Pink and Yellow Parrots is a pastel by Fiona Craig which was uploaded on July 24th, 2014.
Tulipomania 7 Pink and Yellow Parrots
This is an image of an original pastel painting of pink and yellow parrot tulips from my 'Tulipomania' series. I love parrot tulips in any color for... more
by Fiona Craig
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$1,790
Dimensions
18.000 x 24.000 x 0.125 inches
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Title
Tulipomania 7 Pink and Yellow Parrots
Artist
Fiona Craig
Medium
Pastel - Pastel On Archival Wood Board
Description
This is an image of an original pastel painting of pink and yellow parrot tulips from my 'Tulipomania' series. I love parrot tulips in any color for the undulating forms of their petals and their variegated patterning. They are both a challenge and a pleasure to paint! These beautiful tulips in the Chicago Botanic Garden, Illinois, last spring really caught my eye. In this pastel painting, I attempted to convey their glowing, sunlit colours, their interesting sculpture and their delicacy. I have just completed a new oil painting of them, which is also now on Fine Art America.
'Tulipomania' refers to a time when Dutch collectors paid exorbitant prices to obtain tulips and their bulbs, initially from the Ottoman Empire. It was a status symbol and sign of scientific botanical interest to own and grow tulips, as well as a business. Tulips were so expensive that those who wanted but could not afford them commissioned scientifically detailed still life paintings featuring the most prized flowers of the time.
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Uploaded
July 24th, 2014
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Comments (42)
Fiona Craig
Thank you, Jean, for featuring this pastel painting/drawing in Greeting Cards for All Occasions.
Vickie Emms
Congratulations! Your fine artwork is being featured in Floral Throw Pillows Group 17/05/15
Greta Corens
Splendid and to be found in the spring theme section in the Magic of Flowers, Fiona. L/F
Fiona Craig
Thank you, Bob and Nadine, for featuring this painting in The Galleria of Interior Design.
Fiona Craig
Thank you very much, Eileen, for featuring this painting in Exclusively Drawings and Paintings.
Barbara Chichester
Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on Fine Art America. MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's Excellence! Congratulations!
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