This is a very small painting (framed image size: 4" x 6") done in my watercolor class last Tuesday. One of our class, Susan, who is as fine a gardner as she is a painter, brought in a beautiful bouquet of oriental poppies. Looking for the 'essence' or 'symbol' for the poppy, I tried to reproduce the crinkled petals by placing tissue paper onto the moist paint and letting it dry there. It gave a wonderful texture to the poppy petals and accomplished it's purpose. The other symbols, the drooping flower, the black center, also serve to tell the viewer - 'this is an oriental poppy'.
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