Apple Orchard

Apple Orchard, 8×10 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2025, Final Painting

Pastoral scene of an apple orchard and farm in northwestern Massachusetts. I tried to capture the light and feeling of being on a farm in the fall. The apples had fallen and the sheep were resting amoung the old apples trees. It reminds me of when I would visit my grandparents farm in the summertime and help out with gathering eggs, tending the garden and putting up hay.

Here are a couple of stages in the painting.

Developing the scene and values. I wanted a dramatic sky.
Intermediate stage working on foreground
Additional detail and adjusting lighting on trees and farmhouse.

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