The painting that started my acrylic adventure – and the year our yard exploded with sunflowers just for me.
Bold, cheerful, and secretly hiding a tiny fly on one petal (lower left – can you spot him?). Sunflowers are neck-and-neck with roses as my all-time favorite.
Personally hand-signed by the artist on the white border.
(Want the framed original instead? → Only one exists – see it here)
Sunflower and The Fly – Hand-Signed Print
The Story Behind Sunflower and The Fly
2023 – the year my husband surprised me with an entire sunflower patch. This was the first painting I ever did in our new library-studio, my first all-acrylic piece, and the moment I fell in love with painting sunflowers big and bold.
There’s a tiny fly on the lower-left petal – he landed while I was photographing the real flower and refused to leave. I kept him. He’s become everyone’s favorite game of “I-see-it!” when they spot him.
Medium: Acrylic on canvas, 16×20"
Artist: S. Stephenson, MidLifeArtist