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that Van Gogh painted 5 different canvases featuring sunflowers, chose the sunflower because it best expressed gratitude and used only three shades of yellow to create the entire painting.

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Fun Fact: that Van Gogh painted 5 different canvases featuring sunflowers, chose the sunflower because it best expressed “gratitude” and used only three shades of yellow to create the entire painting.

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