3 Gala Apples brought me back to 1985. I was determined to be able to draw well and Walter Prochonik guided me in an independent graduate study at University of Buffalo. He set me to draw apples and I discovered the nuances of various kinds, the importance of light and shadow and it gave me a bit of daring to be creative. Two full sketchbooks and I learned to see. I learned that seeing is step one in drawing, and persistence is right up there, too.
I ate two of them and needed a new model. I put it outside my light box and used a stronger light here. Although it is accurate, I consider this a fairly boring painting, it doesn’t say much to me. I do like the composition and the way the shapes are balanced.
Carly Mueller noted in Facebook that Gala apples are better for painting than eating. She inspired me to be more painterly with the same Apple as yesterday. I put the brushes away and used a knife.
'Carly's Apple' by itself, painted with a palette knife.
A Gala a Day, 11x15 oil on Arches Huile
The Third Apple, 9x12 oil on Arches Huile
Carly’s Apple, 11x5 oil on Arches Huile
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