Lest We Forget - The Afghan Years V

Poppies 11824, 36 inches by 48 inches, acrylic.

This painting "Poppies 11824" is the last one in this series.  Here are photos of the progression from basic Canadian flag overlaid with the poppies.  I used parts from several photos of poppies growing in my garden.  I mixed enough of the camouflage colors to paint all five paintings in this series.  I was pretty happy with the composition by this point so time for colors woohoo!

I used overly bright colors for the base colors then went back over certain parts with titanium white then primary yellow followed by Naphthol red and Quinacridone Red  on the poppies allowing each color to dry in between.  The same steps taken on the foliage to further develop where I wanted the final parts to look backlit by the morning sun.  The last pic is one of the photos that inspired me to paint this series. Thanks so much for letting me share this series with you, warmest regards, Carole.