Take a look at “Poppies Galore” by Ruth Francis
Gallery Wrap 30 x 48?
Acrylic

“All my Poppy paintings are dedicated to my uncles, cousins and many that I never knew who fought in World War I.”

Throughout history, after a major war, red poppies seem to pop up in the battlefields and on soldier’s graves.  Poppy seeds lay dormant in the soil and when the soil is heavily turned or dug up it causes them to sprout. The most detailed of this event took place in WWI in Flanders Field, Belgium.  In the craters where bombs fell and on the mounds of rubble, “Poppies Galore” bloomed everywhere.  The heavily churned earth and the high concentration of lime from the limestone buildings made the perfect catalyst for the poppies to grow.
For additional information on this history, visit the below links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanders_Fields
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flanders_Fields
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields

Be assured that you will always be buying originals when you purchase from Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine.  We do not display nor sell prints or reproductions.

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Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine
624 S Main St
Grapevine, TX 76051
817-488-8600
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Gallery Resident Artists
Rosemary Riddle Achelpohl
Naomi Brotherton
Nancy Conant
Jill McNery Danahey
Regina Davis
Christina Fitch
Ruth Francis
David Gappa
Jay Garrison
Cherie Giddens
Betty Grummer
Sara Joseph
Jackie Railsback
Julia Ross
Manuel Sarmiento
Betty Watkins
Jerome Weilmuenster
Fran Chausse White