This contemporary 18" x 14" still life oil painting captures the vitality and grace in a bouquet of golden sunflowers. The flowers have a lyrical presence as they flow from the cut glass vase with style. A palette of magnetic blues with white form a mosaic on the small tiled table that supports the bouquet, while afternoon shadows cast a geometric motif on the wall behind. Inspiration for this oil painting began with the bouquet of sunflowers. I was drawn to their varied character. Some of the flower heads in a wilting posture with others more sprite and upright. I wanted to paint them outdoors and created the composition on my back porch. It felt like a wonderful combination of painting a still life in the context of a plein-air landscape. The painting was painted on a gallery wrapped canvas that can be hung framed or unframed. less