My other Christmas project...

A friend asked me to paint a picture for her Mum for her 70th birthday just after Christmas. She liked lilacs/purples and poppies. I found a lilac-ish photo of a Himalyan poppy, so went for that. Was quite pleased with the result. I haven't painted in over a year, and this was my first effort in that time. Not a particularly good photo, but I was in a bit of a rush to get it posted off to her!