These tulip-inspired photographs for The Kick-About No. 132 were produced by first applying thick acrylic paint mixed with PVA to sheets of acetate—which, appropriately enough, were then left in the greenhouse to dry. I drooled the paint mixture on the acetate, then used a fat, dry decorator’s brush to emulate the colour breaks of tulip petals.



That done, I used slips of Sellotape to fasten the acrylic sheets into loose cones, which I then photographed at various exposures to disappear the sheet itself, leaving me with these abstractions.



3 responses to “Semper Augustus (2025)”

  1. Phil, the colours are great. An energetic post! 👍

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  2. Just like delicate petals! X

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  3. These also look like they are dancing. (K)

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