Poppies Oil on Canvas by Cornelie Wolff

Poppies Oil on Canvas

Dimensions: 41 cm x 60 cm x 1 cm

Medium: Oil

Prepare to be swept away by the magnificent, vibrant energy of Cornelie Wolff’s oil on canvas painting, ‘Poppies’!  This isn’t just a floral piece; it’s a dynamic and exhilarating portrait of nature’s most spirited blooms, captured in a state of wild, beautiful abandon.

Wolff’s audacious use of oil paint transforms the canvas into a pulsating field of colour. The iconic red poppies are rendered with thick, luscious strokes, making their petals feel almost sculptural, alive with a vibrant, untamed spirit. They burst forth, some fully open in grand declaration, others still budding with anticipation, all set against a luminous sky that shifts between soft blues and ethereal whites. The delicate, yet robust, stems and seedpods provide a rhythmic verticality, grounding the explosive floral forms in a dynamic composition.

This painting is a spectacular statement piece for any space craving an injection of bold artistry and vibrant life.

Oil on Canvas

Cornelie Wolff Approaching Art from a Different Angle

This Johannesburg-based artist started as a pharmacist.  After completing her Honours Degree in Psychology, she joined Helios to further her skills in Art Therapy.   During this time, she fell in love with art, the process and the emotional power it yields.

While raising her family, which consisted of three young children, she took part-time classes with Rika de Klerk and Willie Jacobs.  She also attended workshops led by Koos Bronkhorst, Niel Moss, Willie Jacobs, Rentia Coetzee, Ruth Walters, Elize Bezuidenhout, Douw van Heerden, Charla Maarschalk, and Jennifer McChristian.

Today, she practices what she preaches by creating her work under the motto: “With every painting I complete, I grow as a person and an artist.”

My art is created from a place of wonder – it is my dream for every human to never completely lose the child inside them, because it is our ability to see wonder and magic in things.  I use bold brushstrokes, contrast and an impressionistic approach to entice the viewer to create their own interpretation of the subject and become part of my world.