Sunflowers for Vincent

Sunflowers are the honeybees favorite flower. They can access the pollen easily and quickly. Van Gogh’s sunflowers are one of my favorite paintings. I visit this work often at the Metropolitan Museum. When sunflowers are in season I have them in my studio, as they drop the petals, I collect them and with this painting, I actually painted it with the sunflower stem and head directly on the canvas.