Apples

Canon Stephen Hutchinson, a gifted pastel artist, developed his skills by painting nothing but apples week after week. Fellow students on the part-time course he attended in Redditch called him the 'apple man'. 

There are so many ways to paint a single apple and it's a challenge that lends itself to experimenting with different media. It was Ian Fountaine that suggested this challenge for LAS members so his is the first of the many apples below.

Watercolour by Ian Fountaine

Diana Woods-Humphery said, "I have just spent most of the afternoon painting an apple in acrylics. As you will see, I cut it in half first!  Hope that comes within the terms of the challenge"

Acrylic by Diana Woods-Humphery

Sue Murphy said, "Rather than try to emulate all the skilled watercolourists in the Society I thought I would try a somewhat abstract apple so here’s my Royal Gala in acrylics using brush, palette knife and comb."

 

Royal Gala in acrylics by Sue Murphy

Daph Willett also chose to paint a Royal Gala

Royal Gala by Daph Willett

Sue Embrey hasn't lost her watercolour skills despite so much pastel work recently.

Watercolour by Sue Embrey

Finally here are three different apples by Richard Hyde.

Watercolour and Inktense penci

Golden Delicious in wet-in-wet watercolour

Golden Delicious second attempt