"HAPPY GARDEN," 10125, daily painter original floral design © Carol Nelson Fine Art

This painting is inspired by the riot of iceland poppies growing in my garden. At the risk of sounding like a Chinese restaurant, I decided to call it HAPPY GARDEN because it seems so cheerful to me.
I wasn't going for botanical accuracy here, but rather a jumble of colors, patterns, and textures. I like the checkerboard squares, the multicolored stems, and the dramatic value changes. It all just makes me smile.
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Five Poppies, 10118, daily painter original © Carol Nelson Fine Art

I've been working on this large (36x24) poppy painting while I've been doing the dog paintings. These poppies are based on the iceland poppies growing right now in my garden. Their glorious colors just scream "paint me" every morning.

I collaged some Japanese art paper in the large section on the left. The paper has little threads of silver that catch your eye.
The petals are heavily textured for a 3D effect. The other sections are painted with copper, bronze and gold metallic paints that have a soft glow. Most of these subtle metallic passages are not picked up by the camera.

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POPPY TRIPTYCH, 03308, acrylic floral painting on 3 canvases

I like experimenting with multiple canvases. I've done many diptych, triptych, and even quadtych paintings. This is the same floral reference photo I used for Poppy Quadtych posted a couple weeks ago.

If you look carefully, each flower is outlined in yellow-gold. I left a white boarder around each flower, then the final step was to paint the boarder with quinacridone gold acrylic paint (Golden brand.) I love that tube of q. gold. It'l like sunshine in a tube. It's so transparent, it only shows on the white areas.

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QUAD POPPIES, 02608, poppy quadtych

One way to transfer a complex picture to your canvas is to draw a grid over the reference picture and a matching or proportionate grid on your canvas. Then each little square in the grid becomes a tiny abstract which is easy to replicate.

This gave me the idea for creating this quadtych. What started out as a single reference photo of poppies was drawn on four 5x5 gallery wrap canvases. I think the total effect is charming and a visual treat. It's been a long winter, and I'm ready for some flowers!

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Iceland Poppies 3, 6x6 acrylic

This painting is on masonite, unframed, and finished with UV protectant varnish. To purchase with Paypal, please see http://www.carolnelsonfineart.com/, click on "works", then "small paintings."
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Iceland Poppies 2, 6x6 acrylic, $75

This painting is on masonite, unframed, and finished with UV protectant varnish. To purchase with Paypal, please see http://www.carolnelsonfineart.com/, click on "works", then "small paintings."
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Iceland Poppies, 6x6 acrylic, SOLD

Iceland poppies are different from Oriental poppies because they come in a wider variety of colors. Of course, there are other differences, but, as a painter, I'm primarily interested in the colors.

This painting is on masonite, unframed, and finished with UV protectant varnish. To purchase with Paypal, please see http://www.carolnelsonfineart.com/, click on "works", then "small paintings." SOLD