About

Elaine Kehew is a visual artist whose work explores pattern, repetition, and the tension between decoration and structure. Across her practice, she is interested in how everyday forms—particularly plants—can be reduced, stylized, and re-presented as deliberate graphic objects.

Poppi Lane is a design-forward body of work that treats plants not as botanical subjects but as compositional systems. The work is informed by a childhood spent around greenhouses and flower shows—where plants are cultivated, displayed, and commodified—and balances an appreciation for their beauty and poetry with an interest in reduction: how a particular botanical can be expressed through just a few signposts, symbols, and structural cues. Using flat color, simplified silhouettes, and limited palettes, the paintings emphasize rhythm, balance, and visual clarity within a tightly defined framework.

All Poppi Lane paintings are created using archival materials and consistent formats, reinforcing the collection’s coherence and durability. Rather than gestural expression, the work prioritizes intentionality and restraint, positioning each painting as part of a larger, unified visual language.