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Definition
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A tall North American plant of the daisy family, with very large golden-rayed flowers. Sunflowers are cultivated for their edible seeds, which are an important source of oil for cooking & margarine.
"I find comfort in contemplating the sunflowers.β β Vincent van Gogh
The colors are vibrant and express emotions typically associated with the life of sunflowers: bright yellows of the full
bloom to arid Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers browns of wilting and death; all of the stages woven through these polar
opposites are presented. Perhaps this very technique is what draws one into the painting; the fulfillment of seeing all
angles of the spectrum of life and in turn reaching a deeper understanding of how all living things are tied together.