July Sunflowers 8 x 10 Acrylic on Canvas

I'm finally back to one of my most favorite passions in life, Painting! 

After doing my house move and relocating to another area of town, I feel I'm now established enough to relax a bit and concentrate on creating my art. I had this painting of Sunflower stalks half finished and waiting by the side before I moved. I had some photographs that I took a few years back, from when I visited an acreage just south of the city. The lady who owns the acreage, often opens up her property to artists, allowing them to sit and paint the beautiful views of the land and the mountains just beyond. On a small section of her property, she plants and maintains many tall stalks of Sunflowers, so that people can stand and walk among them. Her flowers I think are the biggest I've seen and you can see them from the highway as you come closer. I took several photos of the flowers and incorporated them in this painting. This is my sixth 8 x 10 featured flower in the series. Hope you enjoy it and it feels good to be back painting again.