Poppy Meadow II | Red Poppy Meadow Blue Sky Canvas Wall Art Print

About Poppy Meadow II

A square composition filled along the lower half with red poppies, their scarlet petals rounded and slightly cupped, each carrying a dark seed head at the centre. Thin wiry stems lift several blooms high into the upper third, breaking the line of the sky. Behind and between them sit bleached gold grass heads, wheat-like seed spikes, small blue cornflower shapes and tall spires of lavender-purple. Two white cow parsley umbels float near the top centre, drawn with fine radiating spokes.

The sky is a flat wash of strong cobalt at the top, softening to pale watery blue where it meets the meadow. Paint handling is loose in the undergrowth, with dry-edged strokes and thin washes letting the canvas weave show, while the poppies themselves are more solid and saturated. The character is bright and summery, an easy country-field image carried by the contrast of hot red against cool blue.

The clear blue sky and red blooms suit a white or pale grey living room, a bedroom with linen bedding, or a dining wall above a timber sideboard. It works in coastal and country-style homes, pairs with natural cane, rattan and oak, and reads well beside a second floral square as a matching pair. Browse more blue art, green art, or read Art above the bed: what size and how high.