Story behind the art of Patricia Luppino

28th Annual International

American Society of Botanical Artists and Marin Art & Garden Center

Vogue II

Tulipa cv.

As the fourth installment in my "Dead Tulip" series, this piece continues my exploration of beauty in transformation. What once was vibrant and full of life now carries a different kind of allure—an elegance in decay.

The tulip has taken on the delicate folds of a runway model's silk dress, draped in quiet movement. There’s a softness in its collapse.

To achieve the deep, velvety hues that saturate the "dress," I used colored pencil with mineral oil as a blending medium. The process allowed the pigments to merge seamlessly giving richness and depth.

This piece, like the ones before it, is a meditation on the cycles of existence. Even in endings, there is beauty.

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