Category Archives: apple blossom

THE EXUBERANCE OF SPRING – ACRYLIC PAINTING

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Sometimes paintings almost paint themselves and at other times you have an uphill battle which sometimes you never surmount. This is one of the former. As I did this I was also working on a watercolour which is one of the latter. If I ever get to the top of that one I’ll blog it.

But for now, The Exuberance of Spring is a picture of my Bramley apple tree on a bright, spring morning earlier in the year. The colours seem to zing against the backdrop of the sky. We have had a good crop of fruit this year, from peaches to cherries to apples and pears, though a recent very dry spell has caused a second drop of apples and also their leaves, on my smaller trees. This Bramley, though is a bit too robust to be upset by a spot of dry weather and is still full of fruit and replete with leaves. I also like the dark shadow areas which frame some of the areas of interest.

Well, now back to the long uphill climb …

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SPRING FLOWERS- WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS

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I felt I needed some more flower paintings and in came spring and the apple blossom burst out on my trees. Now with the warm weather there looks like there’s going to be a lot of fruit.

Last year I planted a few allium bulbs in the garden. I was hoping for some cerulean blue flowers but got a purpler version. I need to go and search for some of the bluer kind, but even so, the evening light on the flowers made them look like they were exploding.

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APPLE BLOSSOM -WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

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We haven’t got apple blossom yet, but the way things are going with the temperatures, we might have soon. Another floral painting from photos from last spring. It was a good crop, I am still munching my way through the apples.

It’s a painting of two halves. I will put it away and decide on its fate later.

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