I I hope you’re enjoying the holiday season in anyway you choose. I don’t think I have ever created a holiday themed painting. I never feel inspired to do so. This painting is from a reference I set up about 5 years ago. I had sunflowers then and consistent with the cycle of life, some were in fresh bloom while others withered and died. I wanted to reflect that and to symbolically extend this to all living beings and the connections between them. There’s a relationship here. Although I liked the image from the beginning and felt it, I didn’t feel competent to paint it. It looked so hard to do. Now I felt ready. Enjoy your weekend. Winifred

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