Red Poppies Oil Painting Size:12"x8" open space and long afternoon

open space and long afternoon light

lobed maple-like leaves layer upon one another in a gentle

A scatter of stars lingers in the deep blue-black between the bands of colour

their cupped petals and slender green stems swaying beside a winding turquoise river

Red Poppies Oil Painting Size:12"x8" open space and long afternoonA generous gathering of red poppies blooms across the lower half of this canvas, their crimson and scarlet petals built up in thick, sculptural strokes that catch the light like real paint pressed by a knife. Behind them, a glowing backdrop shifts from coral to deep rose, scored with vertical marks that suggest a warm summer haze rather than a literal sky. Slender dark stems rise between the blooms, a few tipping into bud, lending rhythm and movement