Dwarf Sunflowers

My daughter asked me to grow some sunflowers in the garden bed beneath her window. I saw a packet of seeds, and planted 5. Only after they grew did I realize they weren’t the standard one stem, massive flower head, but instead, more of a shrub with multiple heads on the one plant!
When the flowers first open, they very much look like yellow gerberas before the head enlargers and they look like sunflowers.
My reference was capturing them on a bright sunny day when they were in full flower.

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I have been painting for over 30 years; studying art at school, a few private lessons, and then completing a degree in graphic design. I worked in advertising for 7 years before devoting more time to my art work.
My main interest is in landscape and color, as well as abstract design and experimentation. I have worked in oils, acrylic and water color, gouache and ink.
I have sold a lot of my work through commission, word of mouth, on the Internet and at art shows. I won first place in our local show art section.
I am inspired by the variety of color and texture in the Australian landscape, from the burnt oranges and reds of the outback, to the myriad cool colors of our southern rain forests.