Sunflowers Still Liife Oil

The composition presents a vivid still life, merging elements of an interior tabletop arrangement with the expansiveness of an outdoor setting. At its centre, three sunflowers dominate the scene, their golden petals radiating with warmth against the cool blue of the sky. I have used strong complementary contrasts—yellow against blue, red against green—to heighten the vibrancy and energy of the image.
The glass jug, rendered with attention to light and transparency, refracts and distorts the sunflower stems, creating a play of abstraction within the realism. Beside it, a wine glass half-filled with white wine introduces both vertical emphasis and reflective complexity, catching the surrounding colours in its surface.
The red and white checkered tablecloth anchors the foreground with bold geometry. Its rigidity is softened by scattered painted sunflowers, adding rhythm and pattern, and leading the eye across the surface. This juxtaposition of organic and geometric forms—the flowing petals and leaves against the grid of the cloth—creates visual tension and harmony.
In the background, a garden with flowering shrubs sits behind a wooden fence, bridging the foreground still life with the expansive open sky, painted in soft strokes of white clouds drifting across a deep azure. This setting situates the still life not in isolation, but within a larger sense of place, blending intimacy and openness.
The overall effect is one of joyous vitality and balance, with the sunflowers embodying both the exuberance of nature and the warmth of human presence at the table.
Painted with professional-quality oil paints, the surface has been finished with a light matte varnish to enrich the colours and provide lasting protection. The sides of the canvas are painted white, allowing the piece to be displayed unframed. Picture hanging fittings are in place for immediate display.
Size: 20 x 16 x 0.75 inches
The painting is signed and dated on the front lower right corner and reverse. A signed Certificate of Authenticity is included.

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