painting of woman with sunflowers in the background. her 1990s patterned shirt has suns and moons on it, layered with a velvet dress. She has curly textured hair, illustrated flatness, and a panicked look on her face. The things that make up this painting are calming, but it cumulates in anxiety. Original oil painting by artist Heather Buchanan
painting of woman with sunflowers in the background. her 1990s patterned shirt has suns and moons on it, layered with a velvet dress. She has curly textured hair, illustrated flatness, and a panicked look on her face. The things that make up this painting are calming, but it cumulates in anxiety. Original oil painting by artist Heather Buchanan Cool - Original Painting
$195.00

I was playing around with patterns and textures on this one. Her necklace says "cool" but her face says no chill.

I love how lush and busy everything in this painting is. Even though the patterns are technically calming subjects - sunflowers, suns, moons - it creates an atmosphere of chaos. I'm interested in the idea that we can turn pleasant things into panic attacks with our minds. I almost wrote that I "like" that idea. I definitely don't like it, but it's part of my reality, so I'm curious about it. Maybe at some point I'll have investigated it deeply enough that I can figure out how to avoid actually doing it...

 

 

Painted on 12x16" canvas board. Canvas board is mostly flat, so this painting fits nicely in a store-bought 12x16 frame if you take the glass out. You can also get it professionally framed or just set it unframed on a shelf.

If you are local to Calgary, contact me for pickup or delivery. Otherwise I'll ship your painting safely in layers of cardboard and bubble wrap.