"Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry, sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high." John Denver
Today I woke up feeling motivated to paint. After breakfast I took a trip to the art store to get 4 new tubes of watercolor paint, and to the farmers market for a bouquet of the most lovely sunflowers. When I got back I plopped down in a bright sunny patch of grass, spread out my materials in the sun and started sketching. After an hour this is what I had. A basic line drawing. I spent another several hours painting each petal cadmium yellow, the sky a light lavender and the center shades of yellow ochres. By the time I was done, the sun decided to go away and I was left painting in the overcast fog again. So with a wet paper in front of me and pale sunflowers sitting waiting to be finished, I decided I was done for the day. Here is what it looks like.Sunflowers. 7" x 9 3/4". Watercolor.
