This is a small painting (7 x 10") that I did from life of an oriental poppy which grew in my garden. I wanted to capture the colours of these blossoms as I find that the shade of pink that I see is not the same shade of pink that the camera captures and reproduces. I am glad that I did it when I did (mid June) because these blossoms are all gone for another year now. Each season is so fleeting...However, armed with this sketch for colour notes and some photos to use for the drawing, I hope to do a larger painting. I have been wanting to paint these for years, and am very excited to finally get started. I am working on another small one to get the composition right, I will post that too when I am happy with it.
