Fallen Fruit

This branch, with a young apple and leaves, was the only remains of what I had hoped would be a bumper apple crop last year. I found it lying on the ground not far from my Granny Smith apple tree. The likely culprit was a rock squirrel (or more unsightly rodent) that slowly stole all of the apples from my apple trees. As I lifted this remnant off the ground, I moved quickly from disappointment to awe. I cherished the beautiful simplicity of this surviving branch and immediately took it into my studio and began to create this still life painting to honor it.

‘Fallen Fruit’

wax tempera on panel 11 x 14 inches 2024