The first artwork I started in 2026 and the circular shape came so easily that I couldn’t let myself change it, instead I highlighted it with gold leaf. There’s such drama on this canvas, the contrast, the texture – it will need a room with natural light so all can be seen.
Another of the poppies, mountains schene with a suggestion of calm flowing water and distant grassy fields. I went easy with the paint here, allowing underlayers to come through – I love this technique and will use it more. It looks to me like the largest poppy is looking at the mountaince, hence the title.
A poppy from my abstracted floral series – I’ve gone floral mad 😊 Why abstracted flowers – I have always said that nature is perfect and I have no interest in painting anything as it is in nature. What feels right is capturing the essence and showing it through my own emotional lens.
Poppies are such a joy. Here I chose to add a bit of colour to the petals to engage the viewer; speckles of gold and yellow provide warmth and encourage the eyes to glide, but soft grey offers space and visual rest.
