Contemporary Botanical Artist


Tulipa, 'Blumex Parrot'
Watercolour on Kelmscott Vellum
41.4 x 54.7 cms (framed)
Fiona Strickland, Tulipa, Jonathan Cooper Gallery London
SOLD The Shirley Sherwood Collection
"........inspiration? I have to be honest…….when it comes down to it, it is simply a case of a response to visual stimulus. Always the same, ….. whatever it’s about, colour or light, scale, texture, line, shape, contrast…….essentially …..this interests me most, lifts my spirits, engages my senses……..compels me to paint. ..........Then comes the historical, the environmental, the emotional, the endangered…….. the application, the surface, the scale, the composition, the technique, the knowledge and understanding ..."
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TULIPA COLLECTION
"........I apply the paint with a very small sable brush....I only use the most transparent watercolour, its consistency is crucial in order to retain the luminosity of Kelmscott vellum........it takes such tenacity .........and great patience, it is a labour of love."


Tulipa, 'Joseph Paxton'
Watercolour on Kelmscott Vellum 41 x 54 cms (framed)
Fiona Strickland, Tulipa, Jonathan Cooper Gallery London
Collection of the artist
English Florists' Tulip Group Portrait
Tulipa 'Lord Stanley', 'Talisman', 'Joseph Paxton Flame'
Watercolour on Kelmscott Vellum
76 x 54. cms (framed)
Fiona Strickland, Tulipa, Jonathan Cooper Gallery London
SOLD Private Collection