#2567 "Wilted Sunflowers"

# 2567 "Wilted Sunflowers" 5x7

It was still spitting rain outside even though the bulk of the multi-day storm had passed east of SIngleton. The sunflowers that came with my Brother and his wife to our Thanksgiving Weekend Euchre Tournament, were just a memory of their former glory. 

This would likely be the last visit to those those decaying flowers. The blooms are pretty much done and the entire plant was slouching even more on the table. The smell of the flowers was still sweet but in weakly, decomposing way. I used broad, rough brush strokes on this small and very slippery panel. The art will allow the natural beauty of these simple blooms to rise again. 

Vincent would have loved to paint those flowers. Vincent had an empathy for things that needed care and perhaps a loving touch. 

The cold front had brought Arctic air across SIngleton and the last day for swimming in the lake for 2021 was indeed October 16th. I could not bring myself to throw my body into the lake again and emerge into even colder air. The water was still warm enough but the Arctic air would take your breath away. 

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