Have you noticed that poppies are my favourite flower? I have discovered that they are easier to paint than they are to grow! I love the way the petals of the poppies catch the light with little valleys of bright highlights and hidden crevices of shadow. The colours of the flowers really stand out nicely against the moody background.

I took the painting out on the lake camping a few times. Working with acrylic paint, on hot days I had to wait until the temperatures cooled. I spent a lovely evening painting in the dark once the sun went down.