Monday 17 March 2008

Blossoming Apple Trees, France

These blossoming apple trees in a garden near Noyer sur Serein were painted during late spring. I struggled a lot with the background of huge trees towering over this idyllic sceneand finally was helped out by a knowledgeable master painter, who not only taught me that the pines of christmas trees grow in triangles, but also that you can make more when you take something away. This is how the long small stems of the trees in the background of the total picture came into being. This fragment is an absolute favourite of mine.