Apples and Autumn

 While awaiting the contributions for the PORTRAIT challenge (and we have some really interesting submissions already), we are catching up on the Autumn and apple theme.

Who can resist the vibrant colours of new apples? Those greens and reds, yellows and goldens. And when they are fresh, crunchy and tasty, they don't last long in the bowl. 

As we all know, when inspiration is not in great abundance, a bowl of fruit or peppers can provide an excellent challenge for their vivid colours, their three dimensionality and the reflection of colours from one object to the next. Add a bit of sharp side light and ... voilà  - a good composition. 

Don't deride it: Cézanne made some great painting with his weekly shop for fruit and veg. See above. The key is to be bold!

Anne Puren starts us off with her vibrant apples. Is this acrylic or oil?  Not to worry as the result is great and a good sense of three dimensions.

Fiona uses colored pencils to do this line up of apples.

Maureen couldn't wait and took a bite of her apple before the watercolour was finished. Great lighting, Maureen!

A quick(ish) rendering of apples in a bowl - to prove you don't need hours or an overworked subject to pass the message.