Sunflowers (reworked) by helanker
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Today I finally pulled myself by the hair and did something about this painting. I was not quite satisfied with it BEFORE
, but now I can sell it to my neighbour with a good conscience. She came the other day and wanted to buy it. She wants it to hang over her dining table to lighten up her sittingroom. She had been to some exhibitions where there were severel paintings with sunflowers, but she said that none of them were as good as mine. (WOW! they must have been bad) So if she likes mine that much, she can buy it. :-)
Have a beautiful Weekend.
We have mild and sunny weather and it isnt even cold :)
Thank you so much for viewing, comments and favs to my previous post. It is Highly appreciated :)
Comments (16)
durleybeachbum
It is SUPER! and I'm not at all surprised by her choice. (I never though Van Gogh's sunflowers that special myself, he made lots much more exciting pics....)
Wolfmanw
Nicely done
magnus073
I think it is wonderful Helle, and the blending of colors here is superb.
jayfar
I liked it before and I like this version too.
kbrog
Beautiful work with this painting! :)
Hendesse
Wonderful painting, I love the colors.
auntietk
Oh Helle. This picture was just perfect before, and it's just perfect now! (And I'm pretty sure it was blue in one of the first versions, before you settled on the tan background from the last one! LOL!) You are so funny. I'm glad your neighbor is buying it from you ... that way you will have to stop changing it! :P I can just see you sneaking into her house in the middle of the night, re-painting the background one more time. Poor woman will think she's losing her mind. "Wasn't that painting blue ... ?? ... no ... I must be dreaming." All the while you're next door, washing out your brushes again, humming a little Danish song. :D
jeroni
Wonderful shot and clarity. Love the lighting
bernieloehn
Very nice painting! Lovely happy work, Helle!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful composition , splendid work , Helle !
flora-crassella
very nice image!!!
emmecielle
Lovely image! Excellent work! :)
EnaR
Very beautiful work ;o))))))))))))
DennisReed
Would brighten anyone's sittingroom! :)
anahata.c
lol, tara's comment on you sneaking into the buyer's house & changing the colors in the middle of the night...every artist's dream! (Ie, knocking on the door & saying: "Excuse me---ya know that painting you bought from me? It needs more red! Would you mind if I....." (Yes!) (I'd love to see Monet running into the Museum of Modern Art in New York, 5 minutes before closing, and shouting: "Wait! Those water lilies need more blue---this won't take more than a minute!" I too loved the lighter version of this, but I love this one as much. You made wise choices, Helle: The blue sets off the yellow more, you shortened many petals, you gave more activity to the vase (love the sense of another life down there), the leaves have more definition & you added more yellow to them (to harmonize with the petals), and of course the blue itself is very peaceful. I understand Andrea's thoughts about van Gogh---though I personally love his sunflowers because they explode into the frame, and because he's crazy enough to use those jaundiced yellow backgrounds & give them life via his explosive brushwork. But while you have some van Gogh here (who in the Western world can paint sunflowers without at least thinking of van Gogh?), you also have a wonderful move from orange in the centers to the yellows of the outer petals, and a quietude & peace overall. Very bold & beautiful, and I bet it's wonderful to see in person.
myrrhluz
What fun Tara's and Mark's comments are! Beautiful painting! I like both versions. On the whole I like this version better. I do like the more irregular shape of the shadows in the first one. But on this one I like the greater definition of the leaves, the rounder shape and greater reflectivity of the vase, the area where the shadow of the leaf is on the vase, and the bit of reflected blue on the table. The vase 'sits' on the table wonderfully well here. I like both backgrounds, but I think the blue one has more depth. I like the greater distance between the lowest flower and the tabletop. Superb painting! I like it a lot!