Despite a bumper crop of apples none have appeared yet in the painting. I hope they don’t look like an afterthought once I start to paint them. I have been down this path before where the main theme of the painting never makes it to the final stage. This is the appeal of allowing the painting to take you along on a journey rather than trying to impose your will on it. I have an entirely open mind as to how this painting may be finished. Despite another short 2 hour session the painting now has enough work on it to show to me, at least, that there is an interesting painting waiting to be discovered.
The apple tree. Day 2