I spent a few more hours tweaking some areas before I decided that this new study of eleven green apples, is finally finished. The painting is too big for me to get back far enough to get an image, and I didn’t want to risk setting up a big wet painting outside on an easel just for a photograph, so I composited together a few detail views to get this final image. While standing in front of the painting, it looks like nothing more than a maelstrom of paint and brushwork, but with enough distance it winds up snapping together with an almost photographic precision. I’m happy with this piece, and I feel that it represents the apex of my abilities at this point in time.
I wasted no time getting started on mixing colors for a new study of eleven royal gala apples, so I’ll immerse myself in an exploration of dark reds and high gloss reflections for the next few days.
