Paint a Poppy

Celebrate California Poppy Day at the Crocker. Observe the many paintings in the Museum’s collection that depict the state flower, and analyze the shapes that make up the poppy’s form. Afterward, create several drawings from observation with actual poppies, then choose one to develop into a painting.

Patris left the education profession in 2004 to pursue her art full time. She has been juried into several national plein air painting competitions, and her work is in many private and public collections. Patris opened her own studio and gallery in Oak Park where she exhibits her artwork along with other local artists and coordinates other art-related events. She teaches art classes on a wide variety of subject matter both in her studio and online.

Image Credit: Susan Caron, Poised Poppies, 2020. Acrylic on canvas panel.