Friday, August 27, 2010

SUNFLOWERS By Cecelia Lyden

acrylic on stretched canvas
11x16
cecelialyden.com
We could not have asked for a more perfect summer day to paint outdoors. Cool, comfortable weather, brilliant sunshine and a gorgeous blue sky with streaks of white clouds. Top that off with friendly, helpful [ I'm still struggling with my new plein aire equipment] painting companions--and you have an ideal painting morning at Ashcombs Farms.

4 comments:

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

Cecelia - this developed beautifully. You really got the feel of the warm sunlight hitting those sunflowers!

Bertie Brown said...

woo-hoo another one!
we're overflowing with summer's sunshine
in each sunflower face, so sublime!

Autumn Leaves said...

Beautiful and somehow mysterious leaves. The sunflowers also have some lovely faces!

Julie Riker said...

Beautiful Ceclia! You did a wonderful job rendering the sunflowers and all that foliage, and I just love how you gave the horizon line a slight angle and refected that in the clouds. Nicely done.