Flowers Oil on Canvass, "Love Fest", 24x30, by Mercedes Franklin. For Sale.

This painting is #1 in a 4 part Series, "The Travelers".

I wanted to paint Bees. My search for a co-star led me to the beautiful Poppy. There were some discoveries along the way, the first being a Poppy with an eye-catching color of lavender/blue pollen making them very exciting to paint. The second was the pollen of the Poppy does not have hallucinogenic properties for the Bees. I became so caught up in this subject matter I have decided to create a 4 painting series staring the Bees and their friends. So I will say, To be continued...