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One of three pastel paintings of sunflowers done one hot summer. The flower heads I remember wilted within a day.
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27 Comments
Julie Mayser 27 Apr 2009
Strong and admirable!Great brushstrokes, good drawing,wonderful color... I particularly like how the twited petals are done, and the seed area!Kathryn Arruda 22 Nov 2006
The sunflower bows its head shyly , beautiful still. Lovely pastel work,wonderful vibrant color, style, feeling!Vera Harned 04 Apr 2006
Oh this is just beautiful JohnMartha Yokawonis 30 Jan 2006
very dynamic strokes! feels like wind and sun at work!Elton Houck 16 Dec 2005
the summer is over and the long night of winter is approaching.tim linville 02 Sep 2005
A difficult model,done well:)Nice blue!Charlotte Ottilo 25 Aug 2005
What a beautiful pastel....excellent job!Renata Cavanaugh 20 Aug 2005
Such a lovely pieceWilliam Boyer 14 Aug 2005
good job on allMaggi Carstairs 17 Jul 2005
Stunning title and image..sort of feels lke me... Fantastic workEmily Reed 20 Jun 2005
Lovely! Like a swansong.Vivian Allen 13 Jun 2005
Great, wonderfull, spectacular use of colors!! Wonderfully created sunflower! This is a great painting!sharon hendrickson 06 Jun 2005
Bright and cheerful even if it is about to give up it's yummy seeds :) Excellent pastel !!!sher richardson 05 Jun 2005
a bit of VanGogh ...bold and wonderful colour use..love the style... : )stephanie atlee 05 Jun 2005
What a wonderful drawing...very nicely done.Christine brand 04 Jun 2005
Passion n powerful impact! there is feeling in this that many do not consider! I like your poetry and I shall make Haste! As much as the cir#@&stances allow. My heart wishes it so...ty 4 all your time n words n thoughts! CBKaren Corcoran 04 Jun 2005
John remarkable painting.... outstanding work.Reba McDonald 04 Jun 2005
Beautifully done John. Realistic.heliopo Heliopo 04 Jun 2005
very well done . :o) I love sunflowers anyway. Did you painted with pastel on black Paper ? regards .heliopo-Martha Miller 04 Jun 2005
nice colors and textures. like this very much.Richard Finnell 04 Jun 2005
That is how my big sun flowers looked John when they were going to seed a good pastel a ten for sure.Lili Holuta 04 Jun 2005
Just beautiful, John...It looks like a struggle more than like a flower :)...Nira Dabush 04 Jun 2005
Beautiful work,Jhon...excellent summer's colours...excellent movement..and it feels like summer !georgia brown 03 Jun 2005
Beautiful pastel work John!thea walstra 03 Jun 2005
Very nice work John. Strong and appealing colorsBluemoonshadow 03 Jun 2005
Wow, great image, John... even in wilting, the flower still holds her grace..very nice..:-)Susan Epps 03 Jun 2005
Powerful and striking image....like it a lot, particularly the brushwork!