Description
Red Flowers – four poppies inside a silver ornament
Wall art frames four red poppies with an ornament that closes round them on three sides, and stands them on thin dark stems against a red-orange ground that pales to creamy white at its centre: decorative painting in which the border is worked as hard as the flowers it holds.
Technique and texture
Thick kneaded impasto builds the poppies, so the petal edges lift clear of the canvas and throw their own shadows. The ground was laid in several layers and then sanded back in places, letting older, darker paint break through the red. Ornament is a different craft again — silver relief, polished to a metallic sheen that separates it plainly from anything brushed.
The motif
The heads are not matched in size: the middle one is largest and opens straight out, two are smaller and tilted, and the last on the right is the smallest of them. A dark rectangular panel with a pale lace pattern stands on the left and works like a window onto another texture. A silver cylinder lies in the lower right corner with a circle cut into its face.
Setting and placement
An ornamental frame needs quiet around it or it starts competing with the patterns in the room. A plain wall is where it works — living room, reception room or a dining room with darker furniture.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, kneaded impasto petals, sanded-back ground layers, silver relief
- Palette: carmine red, red-orange, creamy white, silver, dark brown
- Ideal for: living rooms, reception rooms, dining rooms
- Character: opulent, theatrical, warm
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Red Flowers over a sofa or dining table
The four red poppies in their silver ornament are painted in 17 landscape sizes, from 45 x 30 to 260 x 175 cm. The two-thirds rule gives 130 x 85 or 140 x 93 cm over a 200 cm sofa, 110 x 73 cm over a 160 cm bed, 120 x 80 cm above a 180 cm dining table, and 80 x 53 cm in a hallway. The silver ornament needs quiet around it, so a plain wall suits Red Flowers.
With YES under Stretcher, the red-orange canvas arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. A frame is optional and the Frame menu starts at Without frame, since the silver ornament already encloses the poppies on three sides. Delivery takes 15–45 days. This painting is hand-painted – the poppy petals lift their edges off the canvas in thick kneaded impasto, so it is not a print.
Is Red Flowers the right poppy painting for a living or dining room?
Yes, Red Flowers is an opulent painting of four red poppies on thin dark stems, closed in on three sides by a silver ornament, while the red-orange ground behind them pales to creamy white toward the centre. Beside the poppies stand a dark panel with a pale lace pattern and a silver cylinder. Red Flowers needs a calm wall without pattern, so it belongs in a living room, a reception room or a dining room with darker furniture.
How is Red Flowers painted by hand?
Red Flowers is hand-painted by our painters: the poppies are built in thick, kneaded impasto so the petal edges lift off the canvas, the ground goes on in several layers and is sanded back in places so older, darker paint breaks through, and the ornament is shaped as a silver relief with a metallic sheen. When Red Flowers is finished, we send you a photograph of it to approve, then ship it.
How does Red Flowers arrive: rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship Red Flowers the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. Red Flowers is stretched and framed in our workshop in Slovenia. Because the silver ornament already encloses the poppies, Red Flowers looks complete without a frame; if you want one, a thin dark or silver frame suits it.
How should I hang and care for Red Flowers?
Keep the large middle poppy of Red Flowers at eye level, about 150 cm from the floor; above a dining table you can hang it a little lower. Side light brings out the relief of the poppies and the shine of the silver. Clean the relief of Red Flowers with a soft dry brush, without water or cleaners.
Is the poppy painting Red Flowers a good gift?
Red Flowers is an opulent gift for a wedding, an anniversary or a new home, for anyone who loves poppies and red; 45 x 30 and 80 x 53 cm also fit a hallway. If you are not sure which size of Red Flowers is right, give a gift voucher.
Red Flowers: all about ordering
How large should Red Flowers be for the wall above a sofa?
Over a 200 cm sofa choose 130 x 85 or 140 x 93 cm; over a shorter one of about 160 cm, 110 x 73 cm.
Is the silver ornament on Red Flowers printed?
No, the ornament is silver relief polished to a metallic sheen, and the poppies are thick kneaded impasto that throws its own shadows.
Do the four poppies arrive ready to hang?
Yes, if you choose YES under Stretcher, the red-orange canvas is stretched on a wooden stretcher before it ships.
How long does delivery of Red Flowers take?
The four poppies in their silver ornament arrive in 15–45 days, in any of the 17 sizes.
How high should Red Flowers hang?
Keep the middle poppy of Red Flowers about 150 cm from the floor, a little lower over a dining table.
Does Red Flowers need a frame?
Not necessarily. The silver ornament already encloses the poppies, so Red Flowers looks complete without a frame.
Can I order Red Flowers rolled?
Yes. When you order, you choose whether Red Flowers comes rolled, stretched or framed.
What flowers does Red Flowers show?
Four red poppies of different sizes; the middle one is the large one and opens straight toward you.
