Today’s sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is a red Tulip with pointed petals. The Tulip is Turkey’s national flower and is indigenous to the country. The flower symbolises perfection and beauty. Considered the king of bulbs, the Ottoman’s were so in love with this flower that it was incorporated into all designs during the tulip period. Iznik designs use a lot of tulips in their decoration.
The tulip was exported to other European countries where they have been grown to have round petals
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May 24, 2015 at 08:28
Tulips are so popular in the west that we sometimes forget that Turkey gave the world the tulip. Thanks for your painting and the information.
May 24, 2015 at 03:04
Been missing you, kid. XXXOOOXXX — YUR
May 23, 2015 at 21:18
I like your new look and feel on the site… I’ve been away too long! Going to have to wander back through all these new sketches… look like you’re busy as ever. Fabulous! Thanks for making my day shine you crazy bag lady, you 😉
May 23, 2015 at 20:46
I’d never heard of the Ottoman’s tulip fascination, either. I knew about the Dutch tulip craze but not he Ottoman’s.
May 23, 2015 at 20:34
You too have a lovely weekend 🙂 Keep drawing.