Portrait of the Artist
Papaver pistils and pollen, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. An art student named Melissa had to research an artist for a school assignment, and she chose me.…
Zen and the Single Poppy
Papaver nudicaule, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The poet Milton contrasts subtlety and fineness on the one hand, and simplicity and sensuosity on the other in these…
Sunshine and Water Drops
Sunshine and Water Drops on a Papaver Stem, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I photographed these water drops on a poppy stem backlit by the early morning…
Poppy in the Sun
Poppy in the Sun, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I photographed this poppy early this morning in my garden. It is a papaver somniferum, or opium poppy,…
Drama Queen
Drama Queen, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This is a Papaver somniferum---yes, the poppy from which opium is made--being beautiful in my garden. This particular variety of…
Poppy in the Morning
Dawn Chorus 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This is this first flower from this papaver, poetically (and aptly) named Dawn Chorus. View this photograph larger. Usually…
Purple Gleam Poppy Popping
California Poppy Purple Gleam, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This is a California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica "Purple Gleam," in my garden. I photographed the first bud on…
Poppy Three Ways
Luminous Poppy, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. The saying goes, "There's more than one way to skin a cat." Although why you'd want to skin a cat,…