"Conversation With a Tiger Lily" 9 x 12 Oil on Canvas SOLD
"This painting follows the literary theme of my new paintings, "Alice in Wonderland," in which I explore
subtle relationships between Lewis Carroll's characters and painted imagery. Here, the whimsy of Alice's
discussion with the Tiger Lily is reflected in the question mark of the teacup's handle."
By the time Alice progresses through "Looking Glass Land", she is, quite naturally, full of questions.
Important questions for a girl who has seen little which makes sense. That is to say, everything has been non-sensical,
in the most amusing way. Tiger Lily is the first flower she spots in a beautiful flower garden belonging to the Red Queen.
Alice is desperate to find someone who can understand her. (Aren't we all in search of this?)
The first in a series of questions is, "Can all the flowers talk?" Alice speaks this in a whisper . . .
to find that yes, indeed, they can talk. And so begins her adventures in the Garden of Live Flowers,
filled with questions, begun by the overture of the graceful Tiger Lily.
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