Poppy in space

Acrylic painting on canvas

Size: 50 x 50 cm

Created: 2023

This painting was created during what was probably the peak of my depression, but I still wanted to make something expressive. I experimented freely: diluting paint, waving my hands to create thin landing lines, letting drips move across the canvas. It felt chaotic and untethered. To ground the composition, I needed something simple and beautiful—a poppy growing in my garden. Delicate, vivid, and within my ability to convey to a viewer. The title, Poppy in space, has a double meaning: a flower floating in an undefined space, but also a reflection of where my mind truly was at the time—somewhere out in the dark space of overwhelming thoughts.