Home Through the Poppies (2025) is an original oil painting on canvas. The sides of the artwork are finished in genuine copper leaf, presenting a polished and professional finish. This artwork forms part of my small works collection exploring the theme of "Thinking of Home" and measures 10 x 10 cm.
Artwork description
This artwork evokes a powerful sense of home, not just as a structure, but as a feeling rooted in memory, solitude and belonging.
A small two-story house stands nestled in a lush, green forest, partially obscured by trees that seem to embrace it protectively. The muted cream walls and sloped brown roof suggest age and character, perhaps even history passed down through generations. A narrow dirt path leads toward the house, winding gently through a field awash in poppies, which add vibrancy and life to the scene.
The theme of home emerges through the painting's quiet serenity. The house isn't grant, but it feels safe and lived in, almost as if it has grown from the earth itself. It's a place withdrawn from the noise of the world, where nature and dwelling are in harmony. The soft, impressionistic brushstrokes give everything a dreamlike quality, suggesting that this isn't just a literal home, but perhaps a remembered one, a place from childhood or a sanctuary of the heart.
Even in its simplicity, this scene radiates warmth, nostalgia and peace, the universal longing for a place where one truly belongs.
