Apples

When we arrived at this property eight years ago we were told that there was an orchard. The place was very neglected and overgrown, and we could not find the orchard.

Then one day I saw this huge gorse bush with apples. It took me a week of hard labour. I had to cut and remove several trailer loads of gorse, bracken, and blackberry, but at the finish I had uncovered three apple trees: A Granny Smith, a Cox's Orange, and this one.

I don't know what variety it is, but the apples are huge, red and delicious. A Red Delicious perhaps? I painted them on the tree a few weeks ago. Here they are on the table. Truly, an autumn delight.




15092. "Red Delicious" oil on panel. 8x10 in. $150.

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