Night time in the Sunflower Garden
“Night Time in the SunFlower Garden” is part of the Series “Night“
In many pictures of SunFlowers designed to teach the budding artist how to paint, these tall denizens of the fields are always showing their faces to the sun….I kept a few sketches based on these sunny images in my files..going through them recently, I thought “What happens at night in the Sunflower Garden’? This painting is the result.
Watercolour on Arches Paper…
And all day long that silent worship lasts,
And as their god moves grandly down the west,
And every stem a lengthening shadow casts
Toward the east, ah, they love him best,
And watch till every lingering ray is gone,
Then slowly turn to greet another dawn....Extract.. Albert Bigelow Paine~
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blamo
thats a great way of altering the normal take Janis terrific contrast between the light and the dark
looks a bit Abstract also
Janis Zroback replied
I did not want to paint the usual image…I have done sunflowers in other ways, shown previously on RB…this time I chose my darkest blues and green paints and layered them several time using all kinds of tools including sponges…everything done on wet paper as usual..I think it also ended up looking kinda spooky…
coppertrees
Perfect Janis
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you Vickie…
Linda Ridpath
This is really stunning Janis, the choice of colour and background are perfect. well done!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thanks Linda…I have painted a number of night time images, and I really loved doing them…
kjgordon
you captured the sleep mode of the sunflower…often never seen…well done Janis
Janis Zroback replied
That’s why I painted it at night…I really like to give a different viewpoint on the subject…....
kjgordon
well done
Janis Zroback replied
Thanks again….
Alison Pearce
Stunning work!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you Alison…I can’t wait for the Galleries here, so I can organize all my paintings in groups…I’m beginning to feel a bit frazzled as they are all over the place, and I can’t move them around, the way I want to…at home here, they are all neatly arranged in collections.
Mui-Ling Teh
A flower glowing in the night is a beautiful imagery. I remember reading a poem by one of the bubblers about sunflowers, and they said at night they become moon flowers. The colors here are so beautiful and alive; like watching fireflies at night.
Janis Zroback replied
Thanks Mui-Ling…did you check how your card looked in the buyers booth?
TomBaumker
Nice work. Its nice to change from the norm once in a while Tom
Janis Zroback replied
Thanks Tom….I have a lot of night ones coming soon…
Joanne Bradley
So imaginative! I like the dark intense feel of this one Janis! Excellent point of view. The orange just pops from the navy shadows!
Janis Zroback replied
In real life they would all be dark, but a painter has the privilege of interpreting the subject in a way that best tells the story…I love being a painter for that very same reason…to say it the way I want to say it, and still have it resonate with the viewers…
firstglance
wow i love this from the rich dark blue, to the bright orange red just awesome work !!well done !!!!!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much….