18/09/2026
Also up for auction on the night we have this beautiful painting kindly donated by local artist Sonia Turner.
🌺 Original Poppy Meadow – Oil & Relief Painting
This original painting captures the simple beauty of a summer meadow, with vibrant red poppies rising amongst long grasses and delicate wildflowers beneath a soft blue sky.
Painted in oils on canvas board, the artwork also incorporates hand-shaped dry clay relief, giving the poppies a beautiful raised, three-dimensional quality. The combination of oil paint and textured clay allows the flowers to stand proudly away from the surface, creating depth, movement and a tactile quality that changes as the light falls across the painting.
The bold reds of the poppies contrast with the softer greens and blues of the surrounding meadow, creating a piece that feels both joyful and peaceful. It is intended to capture that fleeting moment of seeing wild poppies growing freely in the countryside — bright, delicate and full of life.
Medium: Original oil painting with hand-modelled dry clay relief on canvas board
Subject: Poppies and wildflower meadow
Artist: Sonia Turner
Original artwork: One of a kind
This original artwork has been kindly donated, with the hope that it will help raise funds and bring a little colour and happiness to its new home
