Flaming Sunflower: Pride Against the Wind | Original Impasto Sunflower Oil Painting

A prestigious 2022 masterpiece by WeicaGallery exclusive artist Zhouping LAI, this sunflower painting breaks free from the stereotype of "bright and sweet" to depict the unyielding posture of sunflowers standing tall and facing the sun after a storm, using expressive impasto techniques. The artist employs a cool gray-blue sky as the backdrop, with bold, rough brushstrokes creating a dramatic cool-warm contrast with the fiery golden flower heads. The dark brown and forest green leaves are built up with thick, sweeping palette knife strokes, their texture as hard as rock—revealing the resilience of life through the interplay of withered and thriving foliage.

The visual focus is sharp: the main flower head stands tall and proud, with sharp petal edges and rich layers of vermilion and bright yellow in the center, burning like a flame. Smaller flowers and branches are intertwined in a natural composition, with rugged stems and heavy leaves together embodying the strength of "turning towards the sun". Unlike delicate realism, this work excels in texture—the thick impasto layers give the canvas a strong sculptural quality and three-dimensionality. Framed in a slim matte white solid wood frame with a thin black inner trim, the clean, sharp lines perfectly complement the painting’s rough texture without distraction, exuding the sophisticated tension of contemporary art.