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No images? [Click here]( [Erin Hanson - Landscapes in Oil]( [ORIGINALS]( | [PRINTS]( | [B]([OOKS]( ENDING SOON 1 5 % O F F All Erin Hanson Prints Code: SUMMER + FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING The offer ends on Tuesday, August 8th, at midnight (PST). For questions or assistance: (503) 334-3670 or email Dania at [dania@erinhanson.com](mailto:info@erinhanson.com) [< SHOP PRINTS >]( van Gogh on S U N F L O W E R S "I am working with the enthusiasm of a man from Marseilles eating bouillabaisse [fish soup], which shouldn't come as a surprise to you because I am busy painting huge sunflowers." - Vincent Van Gogh an ode to S U N F L O W E R S by Erin Hanson [S U N F L O W E R S]( While I had always admired the colorful sunflower paintings by van Gogh, it never occurred to me to try painting them myself until, one day, I saw a vase of sunflowers that had been allowed to dry out without any water for two months. When I looked at the drooping, dried-out petals curving around the large heads, I knew instantly I had to paint them. Here was abstract color, bold contrast, classic theme... everything needed for the perfect painting. I have been painting sunflowers ever since. In fact, last year, I had so many sunflower ideas to paint I dedicated a whole show to the flower: [The Sunflower Show](. When the season has been right, I have been buying armfuls of sunflowers and staging them against different fabric backdrops. The older and more dried out the sunflowers get, the more character they acquire! After moving to Oregon, I was inspired for the first time to paint sunflowers still growing in the fields, and I began exploring cultivated farms of sunflowers. I heard that Monet had built his own water lily pond to paint in the comfort of his own garden, and this gave me an idea: this spring, I planted a hundred of my own sunflowers on my forty-acre property in Oregon wine country. I searched around online until I found twenty different varieties of heirloom sunflowers in different colors, shapes, and sizes. Many of them have bulbous, rounded heads reminiscent of van Gogh’s sunflowers. When my flowers bloom this autumn, keep your eyes peeled for a new wave of sunflower paintings! (Who knows, maybe there will even be The Sunflower Show: The Sequel.) [S U N F L O W E R S]( [About Erin Hanson]( [About Open Impressionism]( [PAPER Goods]( [V I S I T]( [Facebook]([Instagram]([Pinterest]([Website]([YouTube]( The Erin Hanson Gallery in Oregon 1805 NE Colvin Ct McMinnville, OR 97128 (503) 334-3670 Please contact us for more information: info@erinhanson.com You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Erin Hanson's artist newsletter. [Unsubscribe](