Crabapples in the Snow

8 x 10"

oil on panel

This was easier to photo as it wasn't wet. No glare. I picked this to post because I was anticipating having to spend time getting the photo.

So, I didn't do this today. Our new house in Wisconsin has a crabapple tree. I knew nothing about crabapple trees. I learned that they don't lose their fruit in the winter. In fact, my husband picked branches at Christmas and sprayed them with lacquer or varnish or whatever to put in a big vase. Looked spectacular. I should have painted from those. Nevertheless, this one is crabapples with a bit of snow, of which we had plenty this winter. Snowed day before yesterday and maybe tommorrow, too. This was just before dusk, late afternoon. I tried to paint each crabapple cluster as just one shape, adding small distinguishing strokes later. So, again, a simple piece.