Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistRachel Keough CollectionFloral
Description Tulips are a strangely beautiful flower. They come in a wide variety of colors and petal shapes and theyre surrounded by big waxy blue-green leaves that seem to pulse with chlorophyll. Its hard to believe something so pretty could ignite such widespread economic devastation.Yes, this pretty little flower brought an empire to its knees with the great Tulipmania economic bubble of 1637. Apparently back then rich people in Holland decided tulip bulbs were the hot new investment and decided to pay exorbitant amounts of money for bulbs making tulips the status symbol du jour. (One of the rarest bulbs, the Semper Augustus bulb, sold for $2500 in todays dollars!) Traders were making unbelievable amounts of money brokering bulbs and rich peoples yards were packed with tulips.It all came to a head when buyers didnt show up to the bulb auction one day and, like, everybody collectively freaked out. Panic spread, the bubble burst and many people were left in financial ruin. Seriously, we paid what for those bulbs?Every time I see a tulip I can understand why someone would be instantly enchanted by its perfect beauty and want to take it home.
Rachel Keough, Dade City, FL Member Since September 2012 Artist Statement I have a lifelong passion for art with a brain that craves colors and has a need to create in order to live fully. Painting is my bliss.
I'm inspired by color, texture and form and truly believe art enlivens the spirit both for the viewer and the creator. The act of painting brings a joy to my heart that nothing else can. Art still feels like magic to me even after 15 years of painting. I hope to share this feeling with others through my work.
My art is collected throughout the United States. I live in the lush green hills of Dade City, Florida with my amazing husband, and my dogs Mingus and Boss.