Mohnnacht
26 May 2026
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
I wanted to use another black canvas and try flowers to make a good contrast. I think the poppies came from the proximity to Memorial Day. I thought the contrast turned out well. You'd be hard pressed to have this illumination of flowers with such a dark sky, but that adds to the fantasy. I entertained added other flowers but thought a poppy-only field worked pretty well. The title comes from Deutsch. Poppy is mohn and night is nacht. Sometimes I merge words (I think I like single word titles better) but in this case it was automatic. Poppy night is mohnnacht. German likes to combine words into bigger words.
This is the frame currently holding Mohnnacht. I made it from primed trim board with finger joints. I thought I'd try this wood for a frame I'd color. I'm not sure I'd do that again. The issue is sanding. If you sand it, you have a pretty significant white dust issue - it clings to everything. Initially, I used the color shown as another primer, but the color was a great match.
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