Sunflower 1

Sunflower 1
6 x 6 Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello
$100

I'm in pretty good shape with larger paintings for my upcoming show at Callaway Gardens, so decided to get back to some smaller studies for awhile.

Here's one of a Sunflower. No matter how many I do, they are always harder than I expect. Balancing keeping it simple with suggesting multiple layers of petals is a delicate balance.

Also, I think yellow flowers are one of the most challenging colors.  You have a more limited value range to work within since yellow in it's most intense state is so high key by nature, say compare to a red flower where you have a broader range of values to work with.