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Open Flame, Yellow Tulip with Forget-Me-Nots

A large open yellow tulip with red streaks running down its petals sits in the centre of a garden bed. Small blue flowers grow to its left, and pale rocks and dark soil fill the background. The whole image has a rippled, painted look.

A single wide-open yellow tulip with crimson flame streaks on every petal, close enough that the petals fill most of the frame, set against small bright blue forget-me-nots. The surface looks brushed and rippled, like thick paint. Most tulip pictures are soft, pastel and pretty. This one is bold and warm, with a burst of energy in the flower and a still, dark garden behind it.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski