Field of Poppies

At some point in time, I developed and obsession with red poppies, probably because they're red. At the time I was not aware of the symbolism of poppies: remembrance, sacrifice, sudden violent death. I still think they're beautiful. I started this painting in the fall 2006 and, as you see, it's still incomplete.

My first acrylic painting - on a canvas that came with the cheapo Costco easel I got a few years ago. 

This is a backdrop I painted for a stop motion animation project back in undergrad (2003 to be precise) on my knees in the hallway on Thanksgiving day in 5 hours.  I later glued it onto a piece of fabric using fabric glue to make it more flexible and more durable. The whole thing is about 1.5 meters wide and .9 meters tall so it didn't even fit on the floor of my then dorm room. Now it has become a must of my wall decor wherever I happen to live. I hang it up and it looks like home... Click on the picture to view a larger version.