![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLtBTj8T_O61pXPQFA_EdWswdIXDX5AORqqEZpM3HTqkt3to8X37SAaqDz2usrd68iemcmnbxhDNr_SrVAL0t_x1zE2lRi-g2sZGJsH1_ga1cAeoI4p43BmPyFEqtMnUXo5Fmuqe0-Pc/s400/appletree.jpg)
Several years ago I planned to sit under the apple tree and paint a branch laden with fruit--I changed my mind when I actually walked under the tree. I had seen squirrels scurrying up trees with apples and birds pecking at them on the ground; I had forgotten about insects. My en plein aire painting became an en-workshop broken branch painting--Apples on a Dropcloth, acrylic on linen/duck/canvas, 24x30--a neighbor bought it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3FmHadcuCV3sIQ3tWk97GxAxquWbO-5qczE8kgsmc_G3GVqJSsfPR7v_LNeHmlKrXdrugXG1Jq9N-gGbpeHKS5WoN6rfJJ3zgUl12S0YJ3z5DrumMwaS955peWCKeF_krXkjYjGIgo4/s400/apples+on+a+dropcloth.jpg)
Always wait for these apples to turn red before eating (I learned through experience).
Beautiful painting! We have an apple tree too and what a mess!!! Bugs, ants, squirrells and deer - all love the apple tree
ReplyDelete