Lemon Eclair Sunflower Paintings
Cedar Lee August 19th, 2009
So, here’s the story with my Sunflower paintings. I’ve made 26 in this series, and as of a few weeks ago, all 26 have been sold! More recently, they’ve been selling very quickly, and now I have people waiting for new ones to be completed.
I have 2 pre-sold to a Utah art gallery, 6 more pre-sold to a client of my North Carolina gallery, and 9 more promised to them so they’ll have something to display in the coming months. That’s a lot of sunflowers to paint, and I need to create them all before my baby is born in October!
I really should have even more than that available, but I’m just going to do what I can and it’ll have to suffice for now. (I’m also supposed to paint more Lotus art and more Looking Up trees before October, but first things first!) I’m going to get back to my studio routines as soon as possible after my little one arrives, but as a new mom, I’m not sure what to expect and I’d like to be realistic about the coming fall and winter.
At any rate, over the next month I’m going to attempt the highest possible level of productivity. Wish me luck on the sunflower-oil-painting marathon I’m about to undertake! (Now is not a good time for the muse to desert me.)
Here are 2 new ones I’ve just completed! Both are 16″ x 16″, Oil on Hardboard Panels.
Lemon Eclair II
Lemon Eclair III
Like all of my Sunflower paintings, the edges of each panel are 1.5″ deep, with the painting continuing onto the edges.
I’m dreaming of what kind of sunflowers are coming next. Time for me to get cracking!
