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Glorious Sunshine is a large, rectangular format, expressive botanical artwork in acrylic on deep sided artist quality, stretched cotton duck. This painting features large yellow sunflowers against a cream and pale blue background. This work is unframed but ready to hang. The canvas sides are clean and raw.

The inspiration for this painting came from a glorious vase of sunflowers in my studio. I wanted to create something bright and happy that can bring joy to viewers. We all need a bit of joy and sunshine in our lives, particularly when times are grim, as they are now with drought, bush fires and COVID-19.

The painting is expressive and textured completed in an abstract, contemporary style. Paint was applied with palette knife, brushes and even my fingers. I used broad, textured strokes for the flowers and broad brush strokes for the greenery and background. I often use my fingers when painting as it allows me to get even closer to my paintings, intimately feeling the texture and lusciousness of the paint. Paint colours include yellow, cream, blue, green, red, burnt sienna, Prussian blue. I have under painted the canvas in red allowing bits of under painting to show through. The result is a contemporary approach to an impressionistic floral work.

I love the beauty of floral works and the power they have to bring joy to the viewer. Floral subjects also demand that the artist explore colour and texture combinations. I have especially sought to capture the open faced stance of the sunflowers at their prime.