2009 | Acrylic and paper mache on canvas | 30 × 40 inches
Floating Poppies was the first large-scale painting to emerge fully from my own imagination, marking a moment when an internal vision began to take physical form. Through layered texture and sculptural elements, the work transforms the familiar lily into something dreamlike, suspended between water and ether.
The cascading stems and rising blooms explore movement, growth, and the delicate boundary between the seen and unseen, themes that would continue to unfold throughout my later work.
2009 | Acrylic and paper mache on canvas | 30 × 40 inches
Floating Poppies was the first large-scale painting to emerge fully from my own imagination, marking a moment when an internal vision began to take physical form. Through layered texture and sculptural elements, the work transforms the familiar lily into something dreamlike, suspended between water and ether.
The cascading stems and rising blooms explore movement, growth, and the delicate boundary between the seen and unseen, themes that would continue to unfold throughout my later work.
