Remember Us - portrait of CWAC woman against Union Jack with Poppies

Symbolic Canadian Art for Remembrance Day
The source material for this painting came from the Canadian War archives. I found this beautifully haunting, and almost too perfect, photo of a female RCAF member who upon arriving oversees in England had her photo taken in front of the Union Jack Flag. I wanted to capture this on canvas with the male troops on the horizon of the Union Jack flag. The poppies in the foreground painted very simply, almost as if a child had drawn them on the canvas. Remember Us speaks to Remembrance Day and feelings around the women who served alongside the men.
Painting by contemporary Canadian visual artist, Brandy Saturley
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