Sunflower Paintings Radiate Happiness
I thoroughly delight in painting glorious summer sunflowers in rich butterscotch yellows and golds. I grow many of these flowers in my gardens for the goldfinches every year so I usually have plenty of sunflowers to paint.
The summer of 2007 proved to be quite an exception because for the first time the deer ate my sunflowers and hollyhocks! I am happy to say in 2008 the infernal deer left the sunflowers alone so my paintings are freshly inspired again and the goldfinches fat and sassy.
The canvases I paint are often expansively large ones, sometimes five feet across, so the paintings make a dramatic statement. The cheery faces of sunflowers always make any room a joyful place.
All my artwork shown on this lens is copyright protected but if you would like prints, or originals for that matter, you can find them at RiverStone Gallery.
This image is a detail from Summer Awakening, painted from flowers grown in my colorful gardens.
The summer of 2007 proved to be quite an exception because for the first time the deer ate my sunflowers and hollyhocks! I am happy to say in 2008 the infernal deer left the sunflowers alone so my paintings are freshly inspired again and the goldfinches fat and sassy.
The canvases I paint are often expansively large ones, sometimes five feet across, so the paintings make a dramatic statement. The cheery faces of sunflowers always make any room a joyful place.
All my artwork shown on this lens is copyright protected but if you would like prints, or originals for that matter, you can find them at RiverStone Gallery.
This image is a detail from Summer Awakening, painted from flowers grown in my colorful gardens.
Sun Angel
Sun Angel
An Acrylic Painting 30" wide by 40" high
This sunflower painting provides an intimate view showing the petals protectively enclosing the center.
The yellows in this painting are richly golden toned making the painting is bright and cheerful as a result.
This painting is available at RiverStone Gallery. I did a small study to begin developing the idea, and that has found a home at my daughter's house, I am happy to say.
The yellows in this painting are richly golden toned making the painting is bright and cheerful as a result.
This painting is available at RiverStone Gallery. I did a small study to begin developing the idea, and that has found a home at my daughter's house, I am happy to say.
Links for Creative Inspiration
- RiverStone Gallery Paintings
- See a slideshow of original Lexi Sundell flower paintings in acrylics, including sunflower paintings
- Energies of Creation
- My blog about creative living in Montana
- RiverStone Gallery Prints
- View a slideshow of giclee prints from Lexi Sundell flower paintings including sunflower paintings
- Lexi Sundell Paintings
- Original flower paintings and prints by Lexi Sundell
- Designs by Sundell
- Floral and Fishing tee shirt designs by Sundell, some from her original sunflower paintings
Summer Awakening
Summer Awakening by Sundell
An Acrylic Painting 48" wide by 36" high
I had a bouquet of sunflowers from my garden and moved in close to look at them. This sunflower painting emerged from that moment.
Beautiful signed and numbered limited edition giclee prints on canvas made from Summer Awakening are available at RiverStone Gallery.
Beautiful signed and numbered limited edition giclee prints on canvas made from Summer Awakening are available at RiverStone Gallery.
The Sunflower Is Not a Flower
I Am Not Kidding, Read On!
Sunflowers belong to the composite family which means each blooming head is actually a tight grouping of one to two thousand flowers.
Each part we call a petal on a sunflower is actually a ray floret, a complete flower in its own right. The ray florets have hugely exaggerated golden corollas.
The richly patterned centers are composed of disc florets which contain both pistils and stamens so they can produce seeds.
The sunflower is more like a city of flowers than an individual flower. That thought always delights me as I paint.
Each part we call a petal on a sunflower is actually a ray floret, a complete flower in its own right. The ray florets have hugely exaggerated golden corollas.
The richly patterned centers are composed of disc florets which contain both pistils and stamens so they can produce seeds.
The sunflower is more like a city of flowers than an individual flower. That thought always delights me as I paint.
What do you think of Sunflower Paintings by Sundell?
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- OhMe OhMe Mar 6, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
- Oh me! These are so amazing. You are very talented. Sunflowers make me happy.
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- Jenny Jenny Feb 3, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
- Very inspiring indeed..I have a million thoughts racing through my head now..I think a poem is taking shape..
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Dec 20, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
- I love flowers and you have an extraordinary talent! Love your work.
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- SherryHolderHunt SherryHolderHunt Dec 16, 2008 @ 10:18 am
- I love sunflowers, yours are gorgeous! 5*s & faved
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- sharonguy sharonguy Dec 13, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
- Your art is inspiring and expressive.
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Hi, I am Lexi Sundell, an artist passionate about painting flowers, poppies in particular. I live in Ennis, Montana and grow most of the flowers I pai... (more)
