There wonderful fields of sunflowers all over Italy, as well as gardens full of late summer to early fall sunflowers. The Italian word for "sunflower" is "girasole," meaning turns with the sun, or follows the sun.
The garden at La Romita has pompom sunflowers, which somehow turn and hang downward as the flower fades and dies. I liked the vaguely sea creature quality of this particular sunflower as it drooped. The rest of the garden sort of faded into a blur as I sat in the garden and sketched, and began my painting. Then it began to rain, so I finished in the studio.
"Girasole della Romita"
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