Bleeding Souls

*In Memory of those who have dedicated their lives to save the lives of others and to all the victims of war, illness, violence and... more

by The Art Of Marilyn Ridoutt-Greene

Title

Bleeding Souls

Artist

The Art Of Marilyn Ridoutt-Greene

Medium

Digital Art - Paintings

Description

*In Memory of those who have dedicated their lives to save the lives of others and to all the victims of war, illness, violence and abuse.


A Poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum produces edible seeds, and is also the source of the crude drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drugs. Following the trench warfare which took place in the poppy fields of Flanders, during the 1st World War, red poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime. Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because of the opium extracted from them, and death because of the common blood-red color of the red poppy in particular. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolize eternal sleep. This symbolism was evoked in the children's novel 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', in which a magical poppy field threatened to make the protagonists sleep forever. (Wikipedia)


Original Art by 'The Art of Marilyn Ridoutt-Greene'
2014

Uploaded

June 28th, 2014