The poem is to the right of the painting
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The poem 'Remembrance' has six lines, each with three feet. The artwork was completed using Winsor & Newton Sanguine Red, Smalt Blue and Aqua Green along with Daler-Rowney Cadmium Yellow, all put down on a 16 x 8 inch sheet of Daler Rowney 300gsm Cold Press watercolour paper. When the watercolour painting was dry, 'Staedtler' Pigment Liners sizes 0.05, 0.3, and 0.7 were used to draw in the trees and hedgerow.
I offered the Royal British Legion a watercolour and unique poem a year ago now, but alas it appears that my art and poetry on that occasion wasn't good enough. I mention that, because the Legion never took me up on my offer. That watercolour painting was much larger than this one, and consisted of two stretcher bearers carrying a casualty with a third soldier thanking them. The casualty was draped in the Union Jack and each of the three standing figures were from different military periods.
That poem that accompanied the artwork was titled 'Poppy Fields', and the first stanza went;
Do not forget the fallen of that war,
The one chosen by Kings for Common Man.
Red Poppies falling neatly in line,
As chopping bullets fell without restrain.
