Sunflowers Tuscany Image of Summer II

My Inspiration: Last of Summer Sunflowers on the back roads of Tuscany.... more

by Phyllis OShields

Title

Sunflowers Tuscany Image of Summer II

Artist

Phyllis OShields

Medium

Painting - Pastel On Archival Paper

Description

My Inspiration: Last of Summer Sunflowers on the back roads of Tuscany.
When visiting Tuscany each year I paint Sunflowers, Lavender and Olive Trees. Each Tuscan Sunflower is different with it's own personality, thus I usually sketch en plein air
the one that jumps out at me.

There is nothing more beautiful than the Tuscan fields of golden sunflowers surrounding a golden rustic house with a terra cotta roof. These are views that I use in large paintings, but for the sketching en plein air there is always one sunflower among the many that calls out to be drawn. I will be posting over the next few weeks series of these plein air sketches.

Bravissima!

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October 16th, 2010