POPPY KONING

The most important thing in life for me is to be happy within. Truly happy, experiencing inner bliss on a regular basis and with painting, being creative in all kind of areas, and being my true passionate self, I can proudly say that I have found my path and I am on my way. Hay, my name is Poppy, last name is Koning, born and raised in the Netherlands where I am still based, my birthday is April 20th... Painting with my own blood wasn't my intention at all but when I started to paint with more reds, I got many suggestions to give it a try with my own blood because my paintings looked like crime scenes. They still do. Anyway, I brushed it off until one day I got aware of the sign. Was this meant to be? Was this my mission? I gave it a try after doing tons of research + my knowledge from my diploma in the medical field and extracted blood from my vein, kept it in the fridge for weeks until I was ready and painted with it, absolutely loved it and my very first human blood painting ‘Guts..