Love Red Poppies
by Nava Thompson
Title
Love Red Poppies
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
(contest winner 1st place and featured art)(Poppies contest winner 3/14) A photo taken by Nava Jo Thompson of a field of red Poppies on the trail at the Crystal Bridges Museum in NW Arkansas. The flowers of most poppy species are attractive and are widely cultivated as annual or perennial ornamental plants. This has resulted in a number of commercially important cultivars, such as the Shirley poppy, a cultivar of Papaver rhoeas and semi-double or double (flore plena) forms of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum and oriental poppy (Papaver orientale). Poppies of several other genera are also cultivated in gardens. A few species have other uses, principally as sources of drugs and foods. The opium poppy is widely cultivated and its worldwide production is monitored by international agencies. It is used for production of the dried latex, opium, the principal precursor of narcotic and analgesic opiates such as morphine, heroin and codeine. Poppies are rich in oil, carbohydrates, calcium, and protein. Poppy oil is often used as cooking oil, salad dressing oil, or in products such as margarine. Poppy oil can also be added to spices for cakes, or breads. Poppy products are also used in different paints, varnishes, and some cosmetics.(Jonsson and Krzymanski, 1989)........Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: sleep because of the opium extracted from them, and death because of the common blood-red color of the red poppy in particular. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead......Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolize eternal sleep. This symbolism was evoked in the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a magical poppy field threatened to make the protagonists sleep forever......A second interpretation of poppies in Classical mythology is that the bright scarlet colour signifies a promise of resurrection after death......The poppy of wartime remembrance is Papaver rhoeas, the red-flowered corn poppy. This poppy is a common weed in Europe and is found in many locations, including Flanders, the setting of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields," by the Canadian surgeon and soldier John McCrae. In Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, artificial poppies (plastic in Canada, paper in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Malta and New Zealand) are worn to commemorate those who died in war. This form of commemoration is associated with Remembrance Day, which falls on November 11. In Canada, Australia and the UK, poppies are often worn from the beginning of November through to the 11th, or Remembrance Sunday if that falls on a later date (November 13 in 2011). In New Zealand and Australia, soldiers are commemorated on ANZAC day (April 25),[4] although the poppy is still commonly worn around Remembrance Day. Wearing of poppies has been a custom since 1924 in the United States. Miss Moina Michael of Georgia is credited as the founder of the Memorial Poppy in the United States.
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February 27th, 2013
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Doug Kreuger
Nava, I'm making a return visit to this inviting poppy garden, the red is superb!! L&F
Nava Thompson replied:
Doug---thank you for stopping back by the Poppy field---Poppies are a fave of mine. Thanks for the l/f too!
Wildlife Fine Art
Nava, I think your colors are great ! L ( Whole gallery )
Nava Thompson replied:
Robert-----thanks so much----a great compliment coming from a great wildlife photographer!
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”
Doug Kreuger
Simply Brilliant Nava! Very striking color! L&F
Nava Thompson replied:
Doug---thank you for your generous comments---I would love to have a field of Poppies. Thanks for the l/f