Poppy Flower Painting Image Monet The image distils the serenity

The image distils the serenity of the open plains

dressed in a smart cream waistcoat

untamed charm of lavender growing free rather than in tidy rows

A scene that turns any wall into a slow afternoon in the hills

The whole scene feels like a page lifted straight from a much-loved bedtime story

Poppy Flower Painting Image Monet The image distils the serenityBright orange red poppies crowd the foreground of this pastoral landscape, their loose, painterly petals tinged with touches of yellow wildflower among the tall grass. Behind them the meadow climbs gently toward a range of soft green hills, hazy peaks rising in the far distance under a luminous sky. Plump white clouds gather and catch the warm daylight, lending the whole scene a relaxed, sun warmed mood. The impressionistic brushwork keeps every petal