The eighth in the Birth Month Flower series, August, features the Poppy flower.
Design notes:
This painting centers on vivid poppy flowers set against a layered, abstract background. Focus on contrast between the organic shapes of the poppies and the energetic textures behind them. Some fully open, some in bud form in rich cadmium red, scarlet, and hints of alizarin crimson for shadowing.
The background is a restrained but dynamic palette using complementary tones that make the red poppies stand out without competing. Incorporating gestural marks, circular patterns, and directional lines to suggest motion and depth.
The mood aims for warmth, contemplative and slightly energetic due to the abstract motion behind the flowers. The celebratory color in the poppies tempered by a thoughtful, layered abstract environment supports rather than competes with the flowers.
4”x12” acrylic painting on canvas, includes a summary about the flower and its symbolic significance
“Poppies are annual or perennial plants depending on their variety, that bloom late spring to early summer. They have delicate flowers that have four to six petals with a crepe-like texture. Their petals have dark centers with a cluster of stamens and come in a range of colors including red, orange, yellow, pink, purple, and white.
The most popular association of poppies is remembrance for those fallen in WW1. They are also symbols of sleep, resurrection, imagination and dreams with their association with opium.”
The eighth in the Birth Month Flower series, August, features the Poppy flower.
Design notes:
This painting centers on vivid poppy flowers set against a layered, abstract background. Focus on contrast between the organic shapes of the poppies and the energetic textures behind them. Some fully open, some in bud form in rich cadmium red, scarlet, and hints of alizarin crimson for shadowing.
The background is a restrained but dynamic palette using complementary tones that make the red poppies stand out without competing. Incorporating gestural marks, circular patterns, and directional lines to suggest motion and depth.
The mood aims for warmth, contemplative and slightly energetic due to the abstract motion behind the flowers. The celebratory color in the poppies tempered by a thoughtful, layered abstract environment supports rather than competes with the flowers.
4”x12” acrylic painting on canvas, includes a summary about the flower and its symbolic significance
“Poppies are annual or perennial plants depending on their variety, that bloom late spring to early summer. They have delicate flowers that have four to six petals with a crepe-like texture. Their petals have dark centers with a cluster of stamens and come in a range of colors including red, orange, yellow, pink, purple, and white.
The most popular association of poppies is remembrance for those fallen in WW1. They are also symbols of sleep, resurrection, imagination and dreams with their association with opium.”
