Yelena Sidorova

Sunflower Medley, Original Painting

2021

Artist Comments
A whimsical portrait of a girl with flowing red hair in a brlliant orange dress. She stands happily in a field of radiant sunflowers and magical birds. "When drawing a woman's gentle and mysterious image, I experience joy, peace, and harmony," shares artist Yelena Sidorova. This piece was made using dyes and acrylic paints on Chinese silk. When applied, liquid dyes and paints quickly flow across the silk. Using a material called resist, this stops the dyes from spreading, creating strong lines, shapes, and details. Once the painting is completed, the surface is steamed to make the dyes bright and color-fast.

About the Artist
Silk is the fabric of the soul. On it, Yelena Sidorova pours paint in colorful sheets that shimmer and glisten with emotion. The process of painting on silk requires a delicate approach. Yelena has the gentleness required to weave mysteriously provocative paintings. She says, "I transform the world around me: every drop of dye on silk is one drop of magic into my existence."

Words that describe this painting: figurative, woman, summer, portrait, redhead, red hair, sunflowers, whimsical, field, flowers, floral, birds , people, flora, representational, mixed media artwork, red, orange

Sunflower Medley
Yelena Sidorova
Acrylic paint, dyes, black and gold resist on stretched silk
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2021
30 in. h x 30 in. w x 1.5 in. d
8 lbs. 0 oz.