"Buttercup Girl"

Artist: Donald Zolan
Genre: All Genres
Size of Original: 30" by 40"

A mixture of softness and delicacy gives this picture a special sweetness. The little girl's easy smile, flowing hair, old-fashioned dress, along with the tender way she is holding her bouquet and preparing to pick another flower, tell us of the gentle nature of her heart. Her surroundings look natural and peaceful. She's in the kind of place we'd all like to linger awhile. Everything in the art curves or flows: her long, softly-curling hair, her long dress as she walks, the blades of grass and the stems of the buttercups. The lightness and brightness of the scene help us feel we're invited right into this sunny day, this lush meadow, this happy moment with this little girl. She seems to be picking one buttercup ever so carefully and moving through the meadow with the lightest of steps. Her hair is like spun gold. Its natural curl adds to the softness in the picture. The meadow grass is long and dotted with buttercups. They're like tiny yellow suns in a big green universe.