Alma Thomas loved to explore color. In this painting, Thomas created vertical stripes of vivid color with slightly varying dabs of paint, giving a mosaic-like effect. The title recalls images of tulip farms, with long and colorful rows of springtime flowers. It also refers to a 1968 song made popular by ukulele musician and singer Tiny Tim.

Thomas’s rhythmic and abstract paintings were often inspired by nature, sometimes drawn from the flowers and trees around her in Washington DC. Her work became associated with the Washington Color School movement, a group of DC-based artists exploring the possibilities of color as a focal point. She once said “Man’s highest inspirations come from nature. A world without color would seem dead.”