Consolation flowers, I
This painting of sunflowers is my fourth in a series inspired by events of loss in my life. The subject of flowers is laden with sentiment - the temporality of life, notions of femininity, fragrance, fragility, and vanitas. Perhaps all painters must engage with this most direct metaphor for life. Many of my flower paintings are made from direct observation of floral arrangements for the deceased. This work is based on a drawing I created and later committed to oil on canvas. The sunflowers were "condolence" flowers that I gifted to myself and watched in my studio as they moved through their life phases. The luscious impasto surface of this canvas gives it great visual interest. As I worked, the sunflowers retained their strength in even their driest state. I hope that my admiration for the resilience and presence of these sunflowers speaks to you as it does to me.
Oil on canvas, 34 × 22”
This painting of sunflowers is my fourth in a series inspired by events of loss in my life. The subject of flowers is laden with sentiment - the temporality of life, notions of femininity, fragrance, fragility, and vanitas. Perhaps all painters must engage with this most direct metaphor for life. Many of my flower paintings are made from direct observation of floral arrangements for the deceased. This work is based on a drawing I created and later committed to oil on canvas. The sunflowers were "condolence" flowers that I gifted to myself and watched in my studio as they moved through their life phases. The luscious impasto surface of this canvas gives it great visual interest. As I worked, the sunflowers retained their strength in even their driest state. I hope that my admiration for the resilience and presence of these sunflowers speaks to you as it does to me.
Oil on canvas, 34 × 22”
This painting of sunflowers is my fourth in a series inspired by events of loss in my life. The subject of flowers is laden with sentiment - the temporality of life, notions of femininity, fragrance, fragility, and vanitas. Perhaps all painters must engage with this most direct metaphor for life. Many of my flower paintings are made from direct observation of floral arrangements for the deceased. This work is based on a drawing I created and later committed to oil on canvas. The sunflowers were "condolence" flowers that I gifted to myself and watched in my studio as they moved through their life phases. The luscious impasto surface of this canvas gives it great visual interest. As I worked, the sunflowers retained their strength in even their driest state. I hope that my admiration for the resilience and presence of these sunflowers speaks to you as it does to me.
Oil on canvas, 34 × 22”
