I love the vibrant coloured poppies against the gentler dark blue background in this painting. The thick impasto application of paint makes the poppies stand proud of the surface, the white table top lifts the composition while the fallen petals encourages your eyes to move across the painting.

I have used smooth brushwork for the background and impasto application for the flowers, stems and vase so the viewer sees contrasts in textures as well as in colours.

Acrylic on board

Artwork 70cm x 70cm

Framed 50cm x 50cm

Framed in my usual ‘St Ives’ style with double frame, hand-built my expert framer without glass so the textures as well as the colours can be fully appreciated.

The painting is protected from UV and dust with several coats of professional artist varnish.