Search Results for: poppy
Two Poppy Paintings sold to collectors this week
Amazing how things go – saying goodbye to not one but two poppy paintings this week! Continue reading
Share this:
Poppy Collection by Smart Deco – inspired by series of painting by Jacqueline Hammond
Very popular as fine art prints Smart Deco developed the print to produce designer art print fabric to make deckchairs, lampshades and cushions. The poppy is a striking motif and looks so vivid in this painterly style. Featured trend by … Continue reading
Share this:
Anti-war Art by Jacqueline Hammond – War: Driving Miss Poppy Potty
I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, ‘Mother, what was war?’ Continue reading
Share this:
The making of ‘A Troubled World’ – Signification of the Poppy series by Jacqueline Hammond
The Signification of the Poppy’ series began with a painting created for a web based competition in 2007 – ‘Seeking Picasso’ in which I was a finalist.
In week 3 the theme was ‘A Troubled World’ and the painting I produced was inspired by the situation in Afghanistan at the time and the metaphor of the poppy and its association with war.
Here are some images of the preliminary work behind the piece: Continue reading
Share this:
The Signification of the Poppy series of paintings by Jacqueline Hammond first exhibited in 2008 in Brighton’s Jubilee Library
Share this:
The Signification of the Poppy series of paintings by Jacqueline Hammond first exhibited in 2008 in Brighton’s Jubilee Library
Brighton’s central Jubilee Library in 2008.
Quote from the press release –
An exhibition of exquisite paintings depicting Poppies in traditional and contemporary settings by local artist Jacqueline Hammond will emblazon the windows of Brighton’s Jubilee Library from 13-26 October, 2008. The series of ten works combine the beauty of fields of flowers with the symbolic role of the Poppy in association with war throughout history. As well as being a topical subject – with Remembrance Day around the corner – the positioning of the art in a public space rather than the confines of a hidden gallery seeks to include and draw in a wider audience to raise collective awareness and provoke thought. Continue reading
