Red tulips By Gigi Rosado Aster made in colour and line

made in colour and line

the fine line work of the pine foliage and the subtle tonal gradations of the mountain are reproduced with full clarity

bare branches tracing the sky

his application of colour restrained to the point of austerity

and a sense of narrative urgency frozen at its peak moment

Red tulips By Gigi Rosado Aster made in colour and lineRed tulips cut upward through the picture plane with the confidence of a single, well chosen sentence. Gigi Rosado works in bold flat red almost a signal colour and sets it against muted greens and a restrained neutral ground that stops the composition from shouting. Pencil marks trace the curve of each stem and the gentle cup of every bloom, keeping the drawing hand made and alive. The portrait format suits the subject perfectly: tall stems, vertical