"Sunflower Spotlights" daily painting floral flowers fruit lemons yellow purple

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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Here's the third and final piece in this week's sunflower series. Here are the first and second. I think this one is my favorite. I'm just such a sucker for lemons! Hope you're all having excellent long weekends. I know I'm not alone in saying I can't believe it's already September!

"Sunnies on Purple" floral flower painting of sunflowers and fruit

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

Framed, $200

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I really got into the color variations within the different papers in this set-up. They seemed to move from cool to warm to cool again in the reflected light from the flowers and plums. You can see my still life below. I had a strong halogen spotlight on (which was helping me out with those trippy color undulations), but had to turn it off for the photo.

 

"A Sunny Mix" flower floral sunflower art original oil painting still life

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

$100

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I love all the different varieties of sunflowers! Since she doesn't have the heart to murder any 'volunteers,' my mom gets a gorgeous mix in her garden every summer.

Have you bought a painting on Daily Paintworks recently? (From any member artist, not just me). If so, you can enter to win a free painting every week - and this week, the painting is one of mine! Click here to read my spotlight interview, see the piece I'm giving away, and hopefully be my lucky winner. Because I'd much rather give it to someone who loves this blog than one of my many enemies a complete stranger. Thanks!

Daily Painting time machine, flashback edition

I'm happily plugging away at a new commission right now, but I thought it would be interesting to check out some of my paintings from this week in history: I believe the sunflower piece was actually painted two years ago to this day! When I look at it now, the intervening time just slips away - it takes me back to that moment so fully, it's like having total recall!

"Peach and Pink Lily on the Windowsill"

July 2011

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

$100 

 

"Sunflowers with Green Paper"

July 2010

 8 x 10"

oil on canvas

$100 

"Midsummer Bouquet" flower vase lily sunflower still life daily painting original

 

8 x 10"

oil on canvas

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A new-to-me vase, proving once again that when I need inspiration, I should always head to the thrift store. Click here for a closer look at the portrait in the background.

My latest $1 auction ends tonight - a chance to pick up a Sedwick original for pennies!

"A Quiet Summer Afternoon" interior scene still life original oil painting daily painting

 

11 x 14"

oil on canvas

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I've started noticing "Grab my Button" graphics on several other blogs I read, and I thought it might be cool to try making my own. So, last night, for several hours - and with the patient assistance of my web developer husband - I made a few. If you'd like to add one to your blog, copy and paste the code under any of the three design options. You'll find them on the right------------>

(And if anyone is interested in making their own blog button, I'll be glad to share the code with you. Just email me!)