Cia's Poppies 24 X 48 Acrylic on canvas Painting by Hyacinth Paul

Poppies in Cia's Garden in the summer of 2019.  I had stopped by her place for some odd reason and saw these poppies swaying in the breeze and they looked so splendid , so rich was their color red, I couldn't even begin to capture them on my canvas.  I just had to come home and paint them.  I used the photograph I took as a slight reference but created the painting so it would have an abstract component to it.  It's a shame we get to see them just once a year so I decided to capture their beauty on my canvas with a little twist!  I hope they make you as happy as they make me feel! I think I need to paint a Poppies series.  Will definitely go out to her garden in 2020 to do just that! 

The painting is done in acrylics on a rather large canvas 48 X 24 inches.  I think I did not use the palette knife to get texture in this painting.  It was mostly done with a brush.  I enjoy painting large and was so relieved when Henny Penny took five of my large canvases for their offices!  Hopefully they will be bought!

 
This piece is rented by the Corporate offices of Henny Penny Corporation in Eaton, OH until September 2020. They have first bids on the sale of this item. Not available for purchase for another year!

My blog is really a collection of my thoughts on the effect of  color in art on the health and well being of society.  This initial study  will help me get seed data upon which other studies will be based upon.  If you fill out this questionnaire and send it in to [email protected] you will be entered to win an original painting of mine on November 30, 2020.  If you sign up for my monthly newsletter you can stay abreast of news pertaining to my study, my art and some ideas that form food for thought.

The predominant colors in this artwork are blue and red in its various shades with a touch of green.  The size of the artwork is relevant for a cozy nook.  If you prefer a larger size, I recommend buying a print from the site that allows for purchasing several items not just prints.  Also, sales of any of the items help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as 100% of the profits are donated until Jun 5, 2020 and 25% thereafter.

In order to see the original artworks visit my gallery at https://frontstreet.art/collections/hyacinth-paul-1 Hyacinth Paul Gallery is located at 1001 East Second Street, Building 100, 3rd Floor, Dayton, Ohio 45402 Ph No. (937)829-4652 email: [email protected] https://frontstreet.art/

Please note that the sale of this original art will generate funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to help raise money for cancer research.  I was introduced to the work of LLS in 2017.  This organization that has climbed up 30 points in one year on the Forbes charity navigator.  It is run by highly competent scientists and physicians who I have personally met.  They believe they can cure cancer within our lifetime, and I agree.  Study and look at the progress they have made since their inception nearly 70 years ago! The cure rate of blood cancers in 1960, the year I was born, was 3%.  Today it is 94%. 

The research continues to happen at a feverish pace all over the world to bridge that gap.  I raise money for Aparna who sadly lost her fight to cancer.  We are losing many more as we speak whose lives have been cut short by these dreadful diseases.  Just within the last week we have lost two of the greats, Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor, to this deadly disease.  Every life is precious.  It is our responsibility to help fund the fight and propel discoveries.  We are the product of such discoveries.  We enjoy a longer life expectancy because of the discoveries of people who came before us.  I am a product of scholarships that were provided to me when I was a young, bright-eyed, enthusiastic PhD student who put in nearly 15 hours a day toward research.  So I ask you unabashedly, on behalf of these scholars who toil, to help find those discoveries that will finally beat cancer.