Whirlygig Sunflower Blossom
12" x 12" work in progress

Have you ever seen a more funky sunflower blossom? I sure haven't! This one was full of attitude, and I couldn't wait to get that down on canvas!


My daughter was the one who gave me the idea of calling it a Whirlygig. I am thinking that Windmill would also  suit the shape and movement of the leaves...which name do you like for this painting?


Once this one is finished, I will post it for you to see. It too will be sold at my Studio Art Sale, which is just over 2 weeks away! You can check out all that will be for sale, and the prices, at my website: www.joannegiesbrecht.com  Any piece can be pre-sold, so if one interests you, don't hesitate to contact me so that you don't lose out! 

SUNFLOWER BLOSSOM

I must admit that I do enjoy painting sunflowers. They just seem to come alive as you paint them, and they tell you what they need. If you listen and  do what the painting tells you, then it seems that the painting "sings".

"Sunnyboy"
12" x 12" acrylic
$200

This little guy is now complete - and I love how there are so many lovely yet quirky leaves and petals. I have already begun another little blossom which was part of the bunch of sunflowers I bought and photographed a couple of weeks ago. Wait till you see how quirky that one is!!!


I will be selling this painting at my Studio Art Sale on October 29th/30th if it is not purchased before then. If you are interested in "Sunnyboy", contact me at jogiesbrecht@gmail.com. 
And, if you are interested in attending the art sale, contact me for more details. :-)

SUNFLOWER BLOSSOM and SUNFLOWER SERIES

SUNFLOWER BLOSSOM

15" x 15" acrylic on standard canvas

Okay - I didn't make my Friday deadline for posting this flower - but I was really, really close! This is the final sunflower in this series for a while as I have no more 15" x 15" canvasses! (Oh! oh! I just received a sale flyer from my favorite art store and canvas is ON SALE!!!! Wahoo!!! Maybe I'll be doing some more of these sooner than I thought!!!!) Hmmm, I may need to try other flowers as I need to wait until big sunflowers are in season again to get some different reference photos and ideas!

Here you can see the 3 paintings side by side. They look gorgeous all together!

If you are interested in purchasing any of these paintings, please contact me at jogiesbrecht@gmail.com They are $400 each.

SUNFLOWER BLOSSOM

Bed-Head Blossom

15" x 15" original acrylic on standard canvas

Getting a true representation of canvas paintings can be very tricky. It bothers me that the background in this picture looks washed out compared with the actual painting - but I don't have the time to try to get a better picture, and it is too large for my scanner, so this will have to do!

I was going to call this painting "Sunflower Blossom", but after a visit on my blog from Dean Grey, I have changed its name. Dean said he liked the "bed-head look" of this flower, and I liked that description so much I have changed the name of the painting! It is now "Bed-Head Blossom". Thanks, Dean! (If you haven't checked out Dean's work, he has 2 blogs... you really should visit him here and here.)

This is the second in a series of paintings of Sunflowers. You can see the first one here. I am going to do another 15" x 15" piece, and then a few in other sizes. By the time I finish with this series, I may have grown enough new sunflowers that I can get more reference photos and start all over again! (insert insane delusional laughter here)

I also picked up some other flowers recently that I will be painting soon - some in acrylic, some in oils.

For those of you who have asked - yes, I will be returning to painting in watercolors. I may do some smaller pieces over the next few weeks. Right now though, I am trying to get as many of these acrylics completed as I can before spring. I am also planning on a few oils, and then I will go back to my work on watercolor paintings which have a poured background. Baby Giraffe, African Beast and African Elephant all have that technique for their backgrounds, and I have several more planned. These will be larger watercolors, and will take quite a bit of time to complete.

In the meantime, I am hoping for more beautiful weather where I can get out and walk in relatively "warm" temperatures. I keep thinking that spring is not all that far away, calendar-wise. But I am not wishing my days away... each ordinary day is truly a gift, even if it is cold.