National Memorial

Poppies at the Tower of London. Video title for National Memorail painting by Cathy Read

Nov 7 2020

Painting the Poppies at the Tower of London

Inspired by the Poppies at the Tower of London installationin 2014 “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper. Art inspires art. As Armistice day approaches, in this Saturday Night Live Art Show, I’m remembering my visit to a moving tribute to those lost in conflict.

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Painting of The people and brollies in the queue to see the poppies at the Tower on a rainy day.©2015-Cathy-Read-National-Memorial-Watercolour-and-Acrylic-61x45-cm

Nov 10 2019

Meditating on the Poppy – A National Memorial Painting

Meditations on Paintings / By Cathy

Looking at my National Memorial Painting I cannot help a meditating on the poppy. The first thing that you notice it’s red. An atmospheric swathe of textured red fills less than half the image. Red for poppies representing red for blood. 10,000 ceramic poppies were placed in and around the Tower of London in 2014

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Painting the Poppies at the Tower of London

Meditating on the Poppy – A National Memorial Painting

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