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Tulip Whirl: Red and White Striped Tulips

Three red-and-white striped tulips with yellow centers open like stars against deep green leaves and a dark background. Every petal and leaf is covered in small curling spirals, like paint swirled with a fine tool. A dark border surrounds the image, and a thin inner line frames the flowers like a mat.

A stranger is stopped by the glow. Three red-and-white striped tulips open like stars against a dark ground, and every petal and leaf is wrapped in small curling spirals, as if paint had been pushed into whorls. It is a familiar flower made unfamiliar. Most tulip art is a soft, bright, pastel bouquet. This one is dark, backlit and rippling, so the red reads from across the room and the swirls reward a closer look.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski