After demonstrating how to paint sunflowers with acrylics in a style similar to Van Gogh, I brought the demo painting home and added some opaque oil paint to the sunflowers and vase. My version of "Twelve Sunflowers" was inspired by Van Gogh's painting but did not duplicate exactly. Personality always creeps into each painting I do, and so will yours. This is as it should be. As an artist, we each want to develop a personal style. If you are being true to yourself, your style will show a bit of your personality in each of your paintings.

"12 Sunflowers" (after Van Gogh), mixed media of oil over acrylic, 20" H x 16" W, framed in a gold leaf frame, artist Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2016