Fleeting Flame

Oil on canvas.

60x84x1.25"

This painting presents a vivid cluster of red tulips rendered in thick, expressive brushstrokes. The flowers appear in various stages of bloom—some tightly furled, others fully open—creating a rhythmic tension across the canvas. The petals are saturated with crimson and scarlet tones, layered to suggest both fragility and intensity. Their edges are softened by the painter’s gestural technique, which lends the composition a sense of movement, almost as if the tulips are swaying in a breeze.
The green stems and leaves twist and intersect, anchoring the composition while introducing a dynamic verticality. The background, a wash of green hues ranging from moss to jade, offers a tonal counterpoint that heightens the tulips’ vibrancy. Singer’s use of impasto gives the surface a tactile quality—paint seems to rise off the canvas, inviting close inspection.