Original artwork description:

In summer 2022, very suddenly and unexpectedly, I suffered a close family bereavement - my beloved mother died. And, as is the way with these things, I have subsequently found myself being preoccupied with thoughts of death, decay, mortality - all cheery subjects, I know!

As a way to work through my grief, I've been thinking about creating a 'memento mori' series of paintings, as a way to acknowledge that all things must die and combine it with my dramatic fruit 'n' veg still life works. Not everyone is going to like these (as I've already discovered) but it feels important to me that I do this, and hopefully some of you out there in Artfinder Land will appreciate them too.

This, then, is the next in my Memento Mori series - 'Tulips'. In the painting we can see a whole cycle of flowers being in their prime, fading, collapsing and, ultimately, shedding petals on the way to death.


DELIVERY INFORMATION
In order to avoid trips to the Post Office, I shall be arranging for delivery to be via courier (not Evri/Hermes!) and shipping charges will reflect this. As prices will vary depending on the purchaser's location, if the actual shipping price is less than that charged, I will refund the difference. I am happy to arrange collection.

The high cost of shipping from the UK to the USA is, unfortunately, out of my hands and I won't cut corners by using the cheapest courier or not having insurance as that will just be tempting fate!

IMPORTANT - Rather sadly I've decided that, following Brexit, I can no longer sell my artwork to purchasers in the EU. The customs/VAT regulations are an absolute nightmare and I don't want to risk purchasers having to fork out a lot of unforeseen extra money when taking delivery, and even if I agree to pay Customs and VAT upfront before sending out, the red tape involved just looks horrendous.

I will still be selling to customers outside the EU as there's been no changes there so everything remains the same. My apologies, all I can say is that I voted to remain.

For international buyers please note that import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the price of this artwork or shipping costs. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.

Materials used:

Acrylic paint on canvas board

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