Vincent Van Gogh

As soon as you say 'still life' the first thing that comes to my head is Vincent Van Gogh's name and the painting he did of the sunflowers. So it only seems right to begin my research at this stage and work my way back to the present.

I don't think that this is very realistic but you can see a lot of effort has gone in to the painting. I like it because its simple not over the top. You can clearly make out what it is, yet its not full of detail down to the last petal. I really like how vibrant the painting is. The use of colour gives a positive feel, its bright and fresh.