Sunflower with Turquoise is a colourful decorative painting in acrylic inks from my Fantastic Flowers series. This large painting (80x80x2cm) makes a very attractive statement piece, a talking point in any room. Framing options available following purchase. Also available as a print and card.

About this painting: Sunflowers have always been a favourite of mine to draw, so I just had to create this super-summery image, Sunflower with Turquoise, as part of the Fantastic Flowers series. I particularly loved using those bold contrasting colours to represent the petals against the hot summer sky.

About the Fantastic Flowers series: I make my Fantastic Flowers paintings by drawing freehand with a dropper full of black ink and then spraying with water before the ink dries. I like to work fast in this way as it sets a very expressive foundation for the painting. Then I loosely add my favourite colours to complete the picture, letting them flow freely, outside the lines if they like, to enhance the dynamism of the original drawing, while purposely leaving the accidental inky splashes to bring life to the unpainted white canvas background. The original aim of the Fantastic Flowers series was to allow me to paint big with wide sweeps of my arms to make beautiful free-flowing floral paintings exuding life, movement, and joy.