This is a quicky, practically a sketch, but I have a deep respect for quickies. When you think of all the painters who have painted poppies - Georgia O'Keefe, Monet,( who did for poppies what Van Gogh did for sunflowers), and even Renaissance painters used them for symbolizing Life or Death. Lofty stuff. I'm sure it was the color... And then, there was the Wizard of Oz, where a field of poppies surrounded the Emerald City. I once was driving down a highway (before interstates) somewhere in Los Angeles, bordered on each side by California Poppies that were catching the sunlight like acres of crushed jewels. Ironically, Poppies have a dark side. Opium. E-Mail me at artistjohnwlong@live.com
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