Poppy, Pastel, for August5x7 cyanotype and pastel on 140lb watercolor paper. Shipped in a flat envelope, frame not included. The flowers of the month for August are the Gladiolus and Poppy. I chose to paint the Poppy in three styles, one watercolor on cyanotype, one pastel on cyanotype and one abstract watercolor. The Poppy has a few different meanings and my favorites are: beauty, imagination and eternal life. The first commission I ever did was for a friend whose baby

pain remains

emerging from the dark background

this piece was simply a pile of flowers and a bit of optimism

and the same also happens with our heart

You can see the paint washed away

I hope some part of it resonates with you—because I have a feeling I’m not the only one in the middle of finding myself

not in this life

one on cyanotype and one abstractly

I will provide

Life can feel foggy

The flowers of the month for August are the Gladiolus and poppy

After the cyanotype is developed