Gezina Kolder uses a video magnifier to help create her masterpieces and said it was a “great surprise” that her painting was one of 12 selected nationwide. 

When Mrs Kolder was a child she was warned to steer away from a career as an artist, opting for a steady job as a nurse. 

Rediscovering her love for art after the loss of her husband, the war veteran said painting gave her “something to do”. 

“As a child I was a lovely painter and was told I should pursue it,” Mrs Kolder said. 

“When there was nothing left to do, I wasn’t a big knitter so I went back to art." 

Her acrylic sunflower painting will feature in a fundraising calendar for Vision Australia.