“Apple tree in my garden.”
Another week has gone and we are now two thirds through this year and through the first year of my project.
It has been a busy week at work, usually is, during summer. I continued with my still life experiments, as well as trying to learn watercolour, difficult and unforgiving medium. So, for the weekly project, I have chosen a plein air again. And for convenience I have chosen the back garden, as I did before; it is becoming my most painted plein air subject. The apple tree to the left, is still in hibernation, the other one is full with apples. And there are some lovely flowers in front of them.
For a twist, I used as background colour, the wall to the left, then I rotated the composition 90 degrees, on top of the wall, rendering just the tree and a flower.
I used a mixture of Blue Ridge, Old Holland and M Harding paints, and just turpentine and diluted de Mayerne medium for background. The painting was done alla prima.
“Apple tree in my garden.”
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12''x16'')
