How to Paint From Life and Provence Violet Sunflowers - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

 Provence Violet Sunflowers

by Nancy Medina

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Provence Violets Sunflowers was one of seven class demonstrations this weekend in my North Texas workshop. Why paint from life? Why not save a few pennies and just print out a bunch of prints at the PhotoMart down the street and use those? Here's why. You cannot hide your true self and your true style when you paint from life. Read more....

Children of the Sun Sunflowers and Growing Up on a Farm - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

Children of the Sun Sunflowers

by Nancy Medina 

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Children of the Sun Sunflowers was one of my class demonstrations and is a painting of one of my absolute favorite flowers. I grew up on an organic farm in East Texas where the 10-foot tall sunflowers attracted insects off the crops, fed the birds, and provided rows and rows of beautiful color. I remember being embarrassed when friends who lived "in town" would come to visit, since they would see our country life, how we lived in a very basic house, wearing hand-me-downs and rarely doing the things city kids took for granted, such as going to the pool or shopping at the mall. For us, "going to town" was an event, and if we stopped at the Dairy Queen for ice cream cones when Dad finished his errands, this was a huge treat. Read more...

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Take Your Color as Far as You Want it to Go - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

Hothouse Sunflowers by Nancy Medina

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Taking that old adage, what would you do if you only had one more day to live, I started thinking about my art and what a wild journey it's been these past few years. Granted there have been dips  and peaks and thrills and lows, but always it has been forward, thanks to you, my flower friends and my collectors. What would you say to your fellow artists, if you only had one thing left to share? I know what my message would be. Read more....