© Anita C. Miller
This little painting was inspired by a recent trip to the Chicago Botanic Garden. While painting this, I realized that I love the contrast of the dark central void with the bright corona of petals and spiky flower parts.
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I like your very free hand…btw, I am an artist, I am not stalking you :-)
Thank you, Heart. I appreciate your comments very much since you see things with an artists eye. I am flattered.
Anita, I am not an artist- just an admirer of your work. My whole family likes this particular sunflower painting very much – lovely sunny start of Autumn. Good luck for open day in October. Carina :)
Thank you very much, dear Carina. Tell your family thanks also! Sunflowers = fall : ) It is still like summer here today, though — 95F Wowwy!!
Pretty painting! I love sunflowers.
Thank you so much. Yes, sunflowers are so lovely : )
Great sunflower painting Anita! Who doesn’t love sunflowers? The sad part is they do = fall which graduates to winter. sigh.
I know exactly what you mean and I get “down” every winter. I’m going to try to embrace it this year… : ) (Yeah, that’ll work until the first 10 degree day or first blizzard!!!)
We will think positive thoughts or try….
Anita, as soon as I saw this lovely petite painting, it reminded me of the first time I saw Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting at the Phila. Museum of Art. Although yours in just one bud, it’s just fabulous how you’ve almost ascribed a moody feel to this lonely single flower!! I love how you’ve rendered that inside “nubby” dark area of the flower’s center. So powerful yet so petite! P.S. I’m very behind of some of your recent posts – hope to be catching up on them soon. I don’t want to miss anything!
Patricia, thank you for all your wonderful comments! You are going to give me a big head : ) I have to say that the moody feel was not preplanned and just happened as I began the dark central “void”. I probably put too dark a color on, then decided to leave it because I, too, felt it was very powerful — like a black hole sucking you in!!
I could not have said this better myself – a ” dark, central void” – that’s exactly what I experience as I look at this piece. And the yellow and wilting flower petals above just drooping into this void really set this mood. I’m so envious of the folks that will see your work at your open studio event in October!!
Oh, back at you, Patricia. I so would love to see your exquisitely crafted jewelry in person some day. Best of luck with your upcoming shows. I look forward to reading all about them!!
Love it!
Thank you very much, Donna!