There are many who do not know about these apples.
The variety is Gravenstein, and that link will tell you
more about them.
I grew up with them - in pies, applesauce, and eating out of hand. When I found them in our local store, I had a fit and bought enough for a pie and then went back and
found more for applesauce
(no sugar needed! no peeling either ... just blend all after cooking).
There have been a few paintings in the past of these apples.
If you Google, you will find some.
I found this:
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Gravenstein Apple Postcard.
This Gravenstein Apple was painted in 1909
by Amanda Almira Newton (1860-1943) in
Albermarle County, Virginia, United States.
| I don't think the owner of this site will be upset, but I want to give acknowledgement to them. |
I found it here:
Of course I also had to paint them
after seeing their beauty sitting in the black wire basket.
Here are my progress photos:
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| the real apples in the basket |
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| sketch in charcoal over an old painting |
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| This panel holder is a hack that my husband made me, found on the interwebs. Shhhhhh ... it is really good for small paintings. |
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| I have been taking photos outside because even when cloudy, the light is so much better than artificial. |
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| Gravensteins in Wire Basket 6 x 8 inches oil on Arches Huile paper, with gesso underlayer |
For those interested in this art journey, I do wish to tell you about my first-ever website!!
I am working daily on it and it will always be
a wip (work-in-progress) ...
Thank you, as always, for reading this blog.
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