SEEDS OF DESIRE – Resurrected in glory to feed a multitude

SEEDS OF DESIRE – Within a seed, the harvest is hidden for a multitude to feed on. Resurrected in glory. Sunflower Oil Painting Sparrows

Interested buyers, ask at this link to acquire the framed original or 1 of 15 limited edition acrylic enhanced reproductions.

PROVERB

Before an egg, there is a sparrow
Before a sunflower, there is a seed
Before a city, there is a dream
Before a dream, there is a mind
Before a mind, there is a life

Where there is life, there is death
Before death, there is life
You must be born before you die
Metamorphosis
Something must die to be Born Again

THE STORY

I dreamed of painting a sunflower in oils, something truly beautiful to look at. The idea began in my friend Hugh’s garden, where one sunflower stood out in its magnificence. I wanted to capture it in a way that went beyond an ordinary art piece.

To start, I photographed it using a polarising filter, which made the sky clearer and the yellow petals shine brighter. The photo turned out so well that I knew right then—I had to paint it in oils. Sunflower Oil Painting Sparrows

This painting became a long-term project that I worked on in stages. Each time I came back to it, I found something new to add. During the process, I learned a technique called oil paint antiquing, which gave the background an aged look.

Painting the sunflower itself was a real challenge, and I pushed myself to tell a stronger story through this painting.

Additions

I added the sparrows, a transparent city and the tale of photosynthesis embedded as a metaphor. Sunflower Oil Painting Sparrows

This painting is inspired by the idea of Photosynthesis and Metabolism—the processes that keep plants alive. To me, they mirror the human desire to create.

When I look at the sunflower, I feel grateful for the beauty of nature, the sky, and the vast universe. I’m amazed by the flowers of creation, but even more by the Creator who made it all possible.

It makes me think about how God transforms us through the birth, love, and death of His Son. One life given so another can begin—that’s a beautiful mystery.

From the seed of an idea came a harvest, born through death, to feed many.

Metamorphosis

A seed must first be planted, die, and then rise again into new life.

Think about it: a sunflower grows from a seed, sparrows come from sparrow seeds, and even the seed of human imagination inspires the creation of cities—places where we live, dream, and play out the game of life. Without seed-thoughts, life itself would be impossible.

“Let us Create” reflects the nature of God, whose breath gave man the power to dream. These seed-ideas, carried in the hearts of our forefathers, live on in us. Through Christ’s death and resurrection, God is no longer separate from us. His return to life shows His magnificence, a true metamorphosis.

Even my own life began with a seed: the death of a single sperm brought about my birth. The purpose of existence continues in every offspring, carrying the DNA of the seed forward.

Plant it. Nurture it. Then watch in awe as it blossoms into the grandeur God intended.

The Science

• Photosynthesis – Plants create complex organic matter from water, carbon dioxide, and salt using sunlight as energy and chlorophyll as a catalyst.

• Synthesis – means combining materials or ideas to make a complex whole, such as building a compound by joining elements or simpler compounds. This process is used in chemistry.

• Metabolism – is the set of chemical reactions that take place within a living thing to sustain life. There are two types of metabolism: constructive metabolism, which involves creating proteins, carbohydrates, and fats that make up body tissue and store energy, and destructive metabolism, which breaks down complex substances to produce energy and waste.

• Metamorphosis – is the way that an animal’s body grows and changes after it is born or hatched. This involves a significant and sudden alteration in the animal’s physical structure through the growth and separation of cells.

• Germination – the sprouting of a seed, spore, or other reproductive body, usually after a period of dormancy. The absorption of water, the passage of time, chilling, warming, oxygen availability, and light exposure may all operate in initiating the process.

STATUS and MATERIALS

ORIGINAL FOR SALE  *  
Painted with artist oils on gesso-primed New Zealand hardboard and mounted on chemically treated (for long life) New Zealand Macrocarpa timber support. The oils are finished and protected with gloss dammar varnish.
* Original and Limited Edition reproductions are supplied with Provenance, coded Authentication of Sale Certificate, and maintenance/care information.

15 LIMITED EDITION “ACRYLIC ENHANCED” CANVAS REPRODUCTIONS
Please ask about the price and sizes – Replicating the original size (1050 x 2470) or 1000 circle on stretch-mounted archival canvas starting from $3500 inc GST

75 LIMITED EDITION CANVAS REPRODUCTIONS * 
Unframed sizes | 960 x short side – $960  |  650 x short side – $650
Printed on long-life archival canvas and protected with two coats of UV archival spray.
* Stretch-mounted reproductions will incur added charges for mounting and freight.

OPEN EDITION POSTER ART PRINTS * 
Unframed sizes | 594 x short side – $120
* Posters printed on fine art papers and treated with two coats of UV archival protection spray.

FASHION

Images from “Seeds of Desire” are exhibited on Women’s Fashions and multiple product lines at Fine Art America

SHIPPING

• Includes insurance and package/handling fees.
• The Original and Limited Edition reproductions ship with the Provenance-coded Authentication of the Sale Certificate and maintenance information.
• Poster art prints ship in insured tubes.

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