Three newly opened tulips in a deep red, each petal flicked with yellow at the base. Slender, graceful stems arch to the left of center, dark leaves cradling the stems. They stand in an antique pink glass vase — fluted, V-shaped, footed, the rim scalloped — against a smoky, painterly field of grays, greens, and browns, vignetted dark at the edges.
In the Victorian language of flowers, the tulip means perfect love and deep affection. If you're giving this one as a gift, the Victorians had your back. The vase has its own story: it was given to me by an old friend who was a hand model for me during my advertising photography days. Luminous Tulip is printed in archival pigment ink on vellum, then gilded on the reverse with Dutch gold leaf through a series of steps in my Rio Rancho, New Mexico studio. The gold behind the image gives the print a glow that shifts with the light in the room. Sizes & prices (unframed): 11×14 in · $165 · 16×20 in · $350 · 20×24 in · $450 — unframed, so you choose the frame that suits your room. Each size is an edition of 20 — when they're gone, they're gone.
Details — Subject: three newly opened deep-red tulips, yellow-flicked at the petal bases, slender arching stems and cradling dark leaves · Vase: antique pink glass — fluted, V-shaped, footed, scalloped rim · Background: smoky painterly grays, greens and browns, vignetted · Materials: archival pigment ink on vellum; Dutch gold leaf · Edition: limited to 20 per size · signed and numbered · Includes: care card and certificate of authenticity Care: Keep from prolonged direct sunlight and high humidity. Shipping: Handmade at the time of ordering — allow up to one week for production before shipping, at your speed of choice. · Pay in 4 with Klarna or Afterpay at checkout. Questions? kevin@blackinc.net — happy to send detail shots.
Three newly opened tulips in a deep red, each petal flicked with yellow at the base. Slender, graceful stems arch to the left of center, dark leaves cradling the stems. They stand in an antique pink glass vase — fluted, V-shaped, footed, the rim scalloped — against a smoky, painterly field of grays, greens, and browns, vignetted dark at the edges.
In the Victorian language of flowers, the tulip means perfect love and deep affection. If you're giving this one as a gift, the Victorians had your back. The vase has its own story: it was given to me by an old friend who was a hand model for me during my advertising photography days. Luminous Tulip is printed in archival pigment ink on vellum, then gilded on the reverse with Dutch gold leaf through a series of steps in my Rio Rancho, New Mexico studio. The gold behind the image gives the print a glow that shifts with the light in the room. Sizes & prices (unframed): 11×14 in · $165 · 16×20 in · $350 · 20×24 in · $450 — unframed, so you choose the frame that suits your room. Each size is an edition of 20 — when they're gone, they're gone.
Details — Subject: three newly opened deep-red tulips, yellow-flicked at the petal bases, slender arching stems and cradling dark leaves · Vase: antique pink glass — fluted, V-shaped, footed, scalloped rim · Background: smoky painterly grays, greens and browns, vignetted · Materials: archival pigment ink on vellum; Dutch gold leaf · Edition: limited to 20 per size · signed and numbered · Includes: care card and certificate of authenticity Care: Keep from prolonged direct sunlight and high humidity. Shipping: Handmade at the time of ordering — allow up to one week for production before shipping, at your speed of choice. · Pay in 4 with Klarna or Afterpay at checkout. Questions? kevin@blackinc.net — happy to send detail shots.
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