Flowers are so beautiful. A gift of nature that is fleeting and perfect. I love to paint them and each is unique. I especially love to paint poppies, as they come in so many strong colors and have perfect strong value contrast with the black centers. I love how their petals flop around in the wind as they dance on their long slender stems. Each is unique as no two poppies are the same.
Nearly all of the Poppy paintings were in several local one-woman gallery shows featuring them as a collection.
I’ve been teaching classes locally on watercolor painting of flowers and some of the paintings were done as demonstrations for the class.
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Poppies in the Garden
Shown in the 2017 Annual Spring Members Show of the Kent Art Association,
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Saunders Waterford 200 lbs cotton, Available
Garden Splendor of Poppies
Shown at the 2017 Summer Members Show of the Kent Art Association
17 x 22 inches on Arches 300 lbs satin grain
Poppies Reaching for the Sun
Shown in the 2014 Annual Open Juried Show of the Connecticut Watercolor Society
Shown in the 2016 Members show of the North East Watercolor Society
Shown in the 2015 Annual Open Juried Show of the Roxbury Meeting House.
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton
Row of Poppies 1
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton, Shown at the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown Spring 2017 open juried show
Row of Poppies 2
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton, Shown at the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown Spring 2017 open juried show
My Favorite Poppies
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton
Poppies Elegantly Reaching for the Sun
Shown at the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown Spring 2017 open juried show
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton
Poppies in a Modern View
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton, Auctioned for Roxbury Library Fund
Poppies and Dancing Buds
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton
Glorious Poppies
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton
Poppies and Seed Pods in Blue Setting
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton
Poppies Three Large Blossoms
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton
Poppies in a Diffused View
Watercolor, 9 x 12 inches cotton
Dancing Poppy Seed Pods
Watercolor, 15 x 22 inches on Fabiano 300 lbs cotton
A few most recent works below: