Shades of Poppy

"shades of poppy" 7.5" x 7.5"

I'll round out the week with another poppy. I try very

hard to paint my poppies with a variety of colors. It's easy

to get caught up in thinking a flower is a particular color. I

like to push those limits by adding additional colors that might

not be in the actual flower, but make the subject a little more

interesting. We like variety and painting a solid red or orange

poppy would not be so compelling, but throw in some yellows,

purples, alizarin, vermillion, scarlet, violet, rose...you get the picture.