{"id":1218,"date":"2020-06-14T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2020-07-22T20:15:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T20:15:53","slug":"tulips-daffodils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/?p=1218","title":{"rendered":"Tulips &#038; Daffodils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_Daffodils.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_Daffodils.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_Daffodils-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the fall I bought tulip and daffodil bulbs from Carolyn Snell &#8212; special varieties for cutting such as billowy &#8216;Apricot Parrot&#8217; tulips and blousy &#8216;British Gamble&#8217; daffs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_Apricot_Tulips.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_Apricot_Tulips.jpeg 591w, https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_Apricot_Tulips-296x300.jpeg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bulbs are these little gifts for your future self, carefully tucked in at the end of the fall, to surprise you with the arrival of spring. I watched these beauties grow right outside my front door, until a sunny day when I sat down on the edge of the porch to paint them, and cut more to bring into the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_British_Gamble_Daffs.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_British_Gamble_Daffs.jpeg 356w, https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_British_Gamble_Daffs-178x300.jpeg 178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even white daffodils have a tinge of yellow when they first open, brightening to a truer white with time. Tulip petals are like paint chips &#8211;even subtle or pastel colors appear highly saturated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_Tulips_and_Shallots.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_Tulips_and_Shallots.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/sarahpereakane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sarah_Perea_Kane_Tulips_and_Shallots-300x201.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>None of these paintings are quite finished, and I&#8217;m not sure where they&#8217;ll end up. I want to work back into them a little more, like this last one, layering landscapes and everyday spaces. Tulips and daffodils signal spring, the start  of the growing season, and the beginning of my project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the fall I bought tulip and daffodil bulbs from Carolyn Snell &#8212; special varieties for cutting such as billowy &#8216;Apricot Parrot&#8217; tulips and blousy &#8216;British Gamble&#8217; daffs. Bulbs are these little gifts for your future self, carefully tucked in at the end of the fall, to surprise you with the arrival of spring. 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