This Blue Watercolor Sunflower series reimagines the flower, that is so familiar to us, in a new color. It can be the sea, the sky, distance, an eye color, fog... Just like in the Yellow Sunflower Series, picking a flower to work with was inspired by the Unikko flower design within the Finnish design house Marimekko. I chose sunflowers, since they have become powerful symbols of Ukraine and freedom.
The sunflowers are stylized into circular forms and mostly drawn on circular paper. This shape is intentional: the sunflowers are made to look like eyes taking notice of all the war crimes, perpetrated by russians, in Ukraine to make sure every terrorist is brought to justice and punished.
On the other hand, the sunflowers also build on the Nordic theme of Tulivuoren Piirroksia. The circular designs were also created to evoke images of erupting volcanoes seen from above with colors reversed. This way, the black middle of the sunflower is like the volcano crater, and the black patterns, which stem from the center, reference lava descending from the volcano.
In each case, the sunflowers are clever design combinations of Ukrainian and Nordic cultures! If combined with the yellow sunflowers from the Sunflower Mixed Media Series, the artworks can also, depending on the arrangement, reference the flag of Ukraine and the flag of Sweden.
This page shows two sections within the Sunflower Series: the Big Sunflowers & the Tiny Sunflowers. Scroll to see all.
The Big Sunflowers
Blue Sunflower 10
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
Blue Sunflower 9
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
Blue Sunflower 8
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
Blue Sunflower 7
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
Blue Sunflower 6
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
Blue Sunflower 5
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
* Some of the lines may appear white, but they are created with silver shimmering pen.
Blue Sunflower 4
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
* Some of the lines may appear white, but they are created with silver shimmering pen.
Blue Sunflower 3
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
* Some of the lines may appear white, but they are created with silver shimmering pen.
Blue Sunflower 2
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
* Some of the lines may appear white, but they are created with silver shimmering pen.
Blue Sunflower 1
EUR 105
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
30.5 cm X 30.5 cm
The Tiny Sunflowers
Tiny Blue Sunflower 1
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
Tiny Blue Sunflower 2
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
Tiny Blue Sunflower 3
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
Tiny Blue Sunflower 4
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
Tiny Blue Sunflower 5
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
Tiny Blue Sunflower 6
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
Tiny Blue Sunflower 7
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
Tiny Blue Sunflower 8
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
Tiny Blue Sunflower 9
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
Tiny Blue Sunflower 10
EUR 45
Materials: watercolors, markers, liners, pens, on watercolor paper.
13 cm X 13 cm
