Ancient Song

Sunflower

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Oil on canvas · Palette knife

100 × 100 cm · 39.4 × 39.4 inches

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The hidden word

תּוֹדָהTowdah

Thanksgiving offered before the answer comes.

A sunflower turned toward the light, its golden petals built up in heavy palette-knife strokes around a dark, seeded heart. Hidden in the turn of its face is the ancient Hebrew word for thanksgiving offered before the answer comes.

Details & studio

Evgeny Maximov painting the Sunflower on the easel in his studio

Evgeny Maximov working the petals of the Sunflower with a palette knife

Macro close-up of thick palette-knife oil strokes in the Sunflower

Macro detail of layered impasto petals and seeded heart in the Sunflower