Marybeth Heikes

Paintings in Watercolor & Mixed Media

Posts Tagged “Sunflower”

Golden Petals

Golden Petals

June 28, 2009

I created this because I’m inspired by the colors of sunflowers and never get tired of them. I grow them in my garden and try different varieties every year. I’ve lost track exactly how many sunflower paintings I’ve done. more »

Florals & Pigs

Florals & Pigs

June 10, 2009

This week I've been working on some quarter-sheet florals for the upcoming festival -- so attention flower lovers! I love the vividness of colors and try to combine different varieties into an interesting arrangement. [...] more »

Summer Bouquet #159

Summer Bouquet #159

June 7, 2009

I love sunflowers! I have lost track of how many I’ve painted, which is the reason why the title is a number instead of a sunflower variety. Along with the sunflowers I’ve added another one of my favorite flowers, cosmos. I like the way their delicate shapes contrast with that of the sunflowers’ big and […] more »

June Sunflowers

June Sunflowers

June 6, 2009

One of my many sunflower bouquets. I love big, bold flowers and I planted six different sunflower varieties in my garden this year. I changed the vase motif a bit, with the vase sitting on the deck. more »

Blue Bench Sunflowers

Blue Bench Sunflowers

January 15, 2008

This is a floral bouquet of garden flowers set up on a bench. I have discovered there are many different varieties of sunflowers — the big, bold shapes are easy to paint and are eye catching bouquets. more »

Starburst Blaze

Starburst Blaze

January 9, 2008

This is a floral bouquet of our garden sunflowers. Every year I plan my garden thinking of the bouquets to paint. I then set them up inside in direct sunlight, or outside on our front deck or gazebo in sunlight during different hours of the day to capture shadow patterns and sunlight on the flowers. more »