I finished a small painting of blue poppies I started a few weeks ago. It’s a close of up a beautiful rare blue poppy.
I had an opportunity to see rare blooming blue poppies at my favorite place for flowers: Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. They look like their red and orange poppy siblings, but in a really pretty blue.
It really was a sight to see a long line of people waiting for their chance to see these beauties up close. Some with iPhones and others with super fancy camera equipment, but all anxious to see these rare blooming flowers.
This is one of the photos I took. I used this one for my painting. I liked the close up of the petals and the almost perfect circle of stamens – like a golden firework in the center of the flower.
I used yellow in the background to give the blue petals a nice contrast & pop from the canvas. I used blues & purples, as well as touch of white & yellows for the flower. You can find this pretty 8 x 8 inch blue poppy painting on my SibStudio Etsy shop.
