Sooo….. This painting started out in my mind as a soccer painting of Cristiano Ronaldo and ended up as a mixed media collage of poppy flowers. I think my creative process might be a bit odd… :) Painting to celebrate World Cup - ooh why not Ronaldo - hmm won’t be done in time for show this Thurs - how about something with the cool World Cup ball - the ball kind of looks like a flower - flowers with soccer ball blooms hmm - wait…what are some colors of Brazilian flowers - ooh lots of poppies in Brazil - always wanted to do flower silhouettes - poppies symbolize remembrance - the best way to remember other’s sacrifice is to be thankful for our lives today - ooh gratitude I have been wanting to do a painting on gratitude - And voila! A blue acrylic collage with black mica poppies titled “Gratitude.” On display tonight in the Balls to the Wall show at AHA Gallery in Dumbo NYC #painting #collage #acrylic #christiscofieldart #flowers #poppies #soccer #cristanorinaldo #instaarts #newartwork #ahagallery #worldcup #nycart