A painting of sunflowers arranged in a white vase, set against a patterned blue background.

Original floral still life painting "Sunflowers" by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon depicting sunflowers arranged in a white vase against a patterned blue background.

Original painting by Jeff Dillon. A painting of sunflowers arranged in a white vase, set against a patterned blue background.

#160 – Päevalilled – originaalmaal

Name: #160 – Päevalilled – originaalmaal
Brand: Jeff Dillon Fine Art
SKU: 160E
Price: 3200.00 CAD
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$3,200

SKU: 160E

Original Painting Size: 18" x 24"

Original Date: July 2019

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Influenced by the expressive colour and energy found within Vincent van Gogh’s sunflower studies, this heavy body acrylic painting by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon explores the warmth and movement that simple floral forms can bring into a space. Rich blues and vibrant yellows create a strong visual contrast while allowing the arrangement itself to remain natural and unforced.

We know that Vincent Van Gogh created twelve paintings of sunflowers. He painted seven in the town of Arles where he entered his second productive period of artistic expression. In Arles he seemed captivated by yellow and incorporated the colour into many of his paintings, in particular his most well known of sunflowers. In this painting, we see the enthusiasm and inspiration the simple flower can bring to the canvas. The background with its deep shades of blue hints at the blue of the sky, perhaps as one would see it through a window in late summer. The flowers themselves are arranged casually, their heavy heads nodding with sunflower seeds. The impact of the chosen colours brings a vibrancy to the simple scene of a white vase and a summer bouquet.