Elsie's Field of Poppies
by Jan Moore
Title
Elsie's Field of Poppies
Artist
Jan Moore
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
My Grandmother, Elsie, grew beautiful poppy gardens as far as the eye could see. Her sweet little Irish home was painted white with a red trim around the windows. All around her home she grew flowers and trees of most every type. She kept chickens in a hen house behind this beautiful poppy field, that in other seasons was planted as a vegetable garden. My Grandfather, Doc, died very young at the age of 47; so my grandmother purchased this little house and lived out her life (90 years) surrounded by the beautiful gardens that took up so much of her time. She worked in the packing sheds; she was a seamstress;
she canned fruits and vegetables; made quilts; grew gardens; cleaned her yard and home by herself; and was the most beautiful spirit of a woman that I have ever known. She loved her family and everyone loved her. Sometimes, when I look at this painting, I see her spirit shining in the sky.
Featured on Weekly Fun For All Mediums Subjects 2/5/2014
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May 28th, 2013
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