Artist: Abby Howard Murphy
Genre: Painting
Bio: A Jacksonville resident since 1996, Abby often paints from local and travel photography subjects, particularly of the outdoors. More whimsical themes can be found in her murals for the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village, stage backdrops for Stanton and St Johns River watershed education illustrations or pen and ink holiday cards and handmade ornaments.
Piece: Poppies
Piece Description: Tall heads of mixed poppies unfold in glorious tissue-like pinwheels in a field (acrylic on canvas)