Magical Sunflowers (framed)

'Magical Sunflowers' is painted in a highly stylised, deliberately planned manner. Following recent surgery I've spent considerable time with my feet up . This painting is the result of having lots of opportunity to observe my subject closely and to plan my response.
I started by drawing the sunflowers and leaves onto my canvas, carefully working out the interplay of positive and negative spaces, as well as the effect of sunlight and shadows in the glass vase. A touch of whimsy came from lovely curly tendrils of wisteria that are growing on the pergola outside my window. They too are arranged in a stylised manner.
Once happy with my drawing, I moved into acrylics and my painting evolved over many sessions in my home studio. I am really pleased with the result and hope you will be too!

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Thank you for visiting my page. Painting is central to my life and happiness, and I hope you will sense an expression of joy in my work.

I paint in both oils and acrylics, choosing whatever style I feel is right for my subject, sometimes in a traditional representative manner, sometimes impressionistic, sometimes abstract. I enjoy painting nature, including flowers, trees and birds in my own garden, still life arrangements, land and seascapes.

I have painted all my life and work from my home studio. I also regularly paint with a group of artists whom I count among my best friends.

My paintings are held in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada.

I have won several prizes including Best Oil in Show at Mornington, Best Acrylic in show at Mount View, Best Land or Seascape at Mount View, People’s Choice at Flinders, and several High Commendations.

In 2013, I was honoured with the Order of Australia medal for services to the education of deaf children. It is lovely now, as an older woman, to have the opportunity to give back to my community as a volunteer in a program that supports parents of deaf babies and toddlers.