The Ninetynine Tulips podcast is a podcast which is all about tulips! 

I will talk about tulip history as I paint 99 tulips from the era of the tulip mania. And there is so much to talk about. The tulip is part of the Dutch culture, the flower is simply everywhere. In art, events, trade, folklore, in the garden. In the podcast I tell the story of the adventure of discovering the world of the tulip. For this I will read, travel to historic sites and interview experts in all fields related to the tulip - and in The Netherlands that are many! 

Check instagram and ninetynine tulips.com to follow the developments. 

In this episode I talk about how I got the idea to paint ninetynine tulips from the time of the tulip mania. The idea came from a newly discoverd tulip book. That book led me to the rea;ize how little I know of the tulip. In The Netherlands the tulip is all arround, but what do I konw of the flower, the history, the trade, the events - not so much, though the flower is a national symbol. 

When I started to Google it hit me, there is so much to find out and to tell! For many episodes I will share the stories with you. 

Follow the development of the 99 paintings at Instagram 'Arto Dŭaras'.

The nintynine tulips from the era of the tulip mania are based on images from the Dutch tulip book. Which were the flower catalogues of the 17th century. I will paint in the old tradiontal way of tempera on wooden panel covered with a layer of chalk. In this episode  I talk of the process of painting. I link to pictures of the process which you can see at my Instagram account Arto Dŭaras.