Sunny afternoon by Ellen Lee Osterfield

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Bright yellow sunflowers envelope this farmyard scene with their striking shades of light yellow and deep yellow, green leaves and tall stems. In the very centre of the painting there are chickens feeding on the ground and in the distance a line of trees can be seen fading into the background. The sky is blue with some soft clouds. There are 3 different breeds of chickens, the colours are from yellow ochre and white with black and white neck feathers, some have yellow ochre body feathers with rusty coloured neck feathers, all of the chickens combs and wattles are red. There are strong shadows on the ground and on the sunflowers and the chickens.

Bright yellow sunflowers envelope this farmyard scene with their striking shades of light yellow and deep yellow, green leaves and tall stems. In the very centre of the painting there are chickens feeding on the ground and in the distance a line of trees can be seen fading into the background. The sky is blue with some soft clouds. There are 3 different breeds of chickens, the colours are from yellow ochre and white with black and white neck feathers, some have yellow ochre body feathers with rusty coloured neck feathers, all of the chickens combs and wattles are red. There are strong shadows on the ground and on the sunflowers and the chickens.

Ellen Lee Osterfield
82 artworks

Central Victoria, Australia

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Artwork Description

Watercolour on paper

Signed on the front.

One of my fondest childhood memories was of feeding the chickens in our backyard. I loved their "clucking" sounds, the feel of diving my hand into a bucket of wheat and then scattering wheat for the chickens as they came running to be first in line for a feed! In this watercolour painting the sunflowers are like the "overseers" as they tower over the chickens as they forage in and amongst the flower stems. I have painted this picture on a watercolour paper background on illustration board. The vibrant colours make this artwork ideal to brighten up any space, the addition of the chickens that can be seen through the painting create depth in the artwork. It is the type of painting you can wander through and discover hidden gems throughout!

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Watercolour

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Ellen Lee Osterfield
82 artworks

Central Victoria, Australia

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