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Tulimpsest
Built from many layers of collage papers in a wide variety of colours, the surface is then cut and peeled back in tulip shapes to reveal those layers below the surface. The top layer is painted to reflect the tulip fields of Holland, which I always feel is my second home. I used to love flying in and out of Schiphol Airport in the spring.
The title is a play on words Tulip and Palimpsest which means ‘something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form’.
Lucy Mathers' painting called Tulimpsest
Lucy Mathers' painting called Tulimpsest shown framed in a slim white wood frame
Photograph of Lucy Mathers' painting called Tulimpsest hanging on a wall
Detail of Lucy Mathers' painting called Tulimpsest showing the texture in the layers
Detail of Lucy Mathers' painting called Tulimpsest showing the texture in the layers
Image showing different layers that were built up during the making of Lucy Mathers' painting called Tulimpsest, some of which are visible in the final painting
12” x 12” (approx. 30.5cm x 30.5cm) acrylic collage wood panel
£255 Framed in a slim white wooden frame as shown, ready for hanging
Available unframed for £225
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