The Sunflower

August 22, 2016

August has been full of sunshine making me think of sunflowers so I pulled out the watercolours and had a go at painting one.

In Greek mythology I think it was Clytie who passionately loved Helios. She would stand on the earth watching him move across the sky. Her love was unrequited and standing for so long with her eyes fixed upon him, not eating or drinking, meant she eventually became rooted to the spot turning into a sunflower.

And that is why a sunflower's head always points towards the sun! I love Greek myths!

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