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Tulips herald springtime - they symbolize the return of warmth and abundance after a long time without. We always were happy to see the tulips coming up in the garden that my mother planted. It was a good sign of things to come. They gave us hope.
Red tulips mean "believe me" ~ yellow tulips mean "you have beautiful eyes" and are cheerful ~ orange tulips mean energy, enthusiasm, desire and passion. These variegated ones are a combination all those beautiful thoughts.
These are some of the things I thought about as I painted this painting. Another thing I was thinking about was the transfer of energy from the sun, the rain, the air,the soil and even from God Himself into the plant ~ all the energy it took to create these beautiful living organisms ~ and then how that energy worked into and within the cells of the plant as it grew ~ finally emanating from the plants out into the atmosphere freely. Vibrant, vibrating. One can even feel it in the palms of your hands if you cup them a few inches away from each bloom. God's love in the palm of your hands as expressed through what He created in nature. . .
Oil on canvas. 11 x 14 inches. 2015.
