Poppy II for AugustApproximately 5 x 5 watercolor on 140lb watercolor paper, mounted on bright white archival matte board, framed in a 12x12 white composite frame. 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

The Aster represents love and affection and is special to me because my sister was born this month

and carefully sealed with wax

the way forward isn't the same as the path that brought us here

Beauty cannot hold still

The gold in this painting is very delicate

water flows out the holes in the bottom

I stared at the raw cyanotype

this flower is more delicate—its petals smaller and more fragile in appearance

We’ve had the joy of creating together twice now

The gold designs of these paintings are inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi

The Violet symbolizes faithfulness and spirituality

Solstice represents a low point but the promise of change in a new season