Wild apples are a favorite of mine to paint. Wild apples can be the odd apple tree along the side of the road which these are. They could also be from apple trees which are part of a long neglected orchard. There is an orchard nearby that has been mostly revived over the past few years with great success.
This year I collected apples from three trees. A late season drought killed off many of my roadside harvests. Buy the way these apple make for great pies. They’re only unappealing on the outside.
The color in this painting as in most of my recent work is done from a neutral palette. Most everything I see is neutral, Chomeric grey if you will.