brian clarke: vespersa sumptuous watercolor homage to poppies, from the artists london garden. as the coronavirus persisted into the spring and summer of 2020, british painter and architectural artist brian clarke (born 1953) began to spend long evenings in his garden at home in london. though the global mood was one of solemnity, clarke found that the poppies in his garden remained as bright as ever. taking its title from hespera, the greek word for evening, vespers is a