Where Wild Poppies Grow leaf A snake circles her torso

A snake circles her torso

enamel and acrylic on canvas

The paint is loose and expressionistic to suggest the moment and its fleetingness

Butterflies hover attracted to the floral spectacle

cool beneath the trees

Where Wild Poppies Grow leaf A snake circles her torsoA field of red, ripples in the breeze. The blood of men, therein they lie. The poppy strewn hillside looks out over the water. Waves roll onto the sand and I look through tall summer grass to the horizon. I see the beautiful contrast of the red flowers and sky. I feel uplifted by the colour and renewal of life. I have used an expressionist style of painting to build movement and depth into the sky and foreground. Flecks of iridescent gold paint catch