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
I always remember the exact spot I apply my first tentative brushstroke. I don't think there will ever be a time when that will change or that I will cease to paint tulips; recording them with a forensic observation at some vital moment, compelling and totally absorbing, an all consuming fascination takes me beyond there relevant historical, horticultural and botanical significance to an unexplainable connection which compels me to paint.
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