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“Prairie Luster”, 33x48cm (13×19), Watercolour, $350.00 Available here.
Last summer my husband and I drove across the country. As always I was watching for flowers to photograph. Many, many years ago we lived in the southern Manitoba and all around us were many fields of sunflowers, corn, potatoes to name a few. There is nothing more fun to watch the sunflowers follow the sun! They are truly “happy” flowers.
Since I didn’t have many images of sunflowers to work from I was watching for them. Actually I only had one image of a sunflower that I took in my son Stephen’s garden and I had already done a painting from it. We were a little early to see the sunflowers in bloom as we drove across the prairies…if we had found any fields of them. We only saw one field. 😦 Thankfully when I was walking around Sherbrooke Quebec doing a walking tour I lucked out and found a lovely front yard garden filled with these beautiful sunflowers. I have a few more images to work from. 🙂
This morning I sorted out floral images that I have already done and that I have printed ready for me to work with them. I have some totally amazing images to work from. I just can’t work fast enough to keep up with my wished production level!
See you on Thursday! Have a great couple of days.
It turned out beautiful as usual! You don’t need to worry about losing your touch after such a long time away from your painting 🙂 I love the way sunflowers follow the sun too. Before we moved here we lived in Ontario farm country & every time I drove to the nearest city to shop I passed a field of sunflowers. Their heads would be facing one way on my way into town & another way when I returned! Pretty awesome!! Can’t wait to see what other images you have waiting to be painted.
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Thanks Candee. I am just starting to feel like I am getting back into the flow.
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Really a great painting Shawna. That will make a huge statement in someone’s home (I wish it could be mine but my walls are full and mostly of your work! 🙂 )
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Thanks Mom. I will get to hang it in my house for now! I will get it scanned tomorrow and then I will frame it up.
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Lovely Shawna.
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Thanks Susan.
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A very stunning outcome Shawna! Your talents are amazing!!
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Thanks Wendy. I am pleased with how it turned out.
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Will you do notecards with this Prairie Luster?
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