“Poppies and Persimmons”, Mixed Meida on Canvas

Large mixed media composition on canvas, monogrammed EC and dated 2022 lower right, titled “Poppies and Persommons” verso. A moody painting that contrasts an intimate gesture with bold decorative pattern. On the left, a dark red-black field reveals the ghostly form of a hand holding a persimmon delicately between thumb and index finger. The fruit glows from within the surrounding darkness, while the hand appears partially obscured, as if emerging from memory.

Along the right edge, a crisp floral patterned strip introduces bright red poppies, green leaves, and curling gold ornamentation. This decorative border sharpens the tension between abstraction and design, body and botanical motif. The work feels mysterious and theatrical, turning a small act of holding fruit into something symbolic, tactile, and charged.

36” x 30”