Christmas Day

Two Apples, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2011

Private collection, Downingtown, Pennsylvania

A very limited quantity of these very small paintings are being made available as a special offer, at a price of $300 each. The price includes a dark red contemporary hardwood frame, plus $10 for shipping and handling.

Two Apples, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2011

Private collection, Davidson, North Carolina

This is the end of the holiday promotion of the year 2011. Season's greetings to everyone, and a happy new year.

And More Apples

A Honey Crisp Apple, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2011

A very limited quantity of these very small paintings are being made available as a special offer, at a price of $300 each. The price includes a dark red contemporary hardwood frame, plus $10 for shipping and handling.

Two Apples, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2011

Fresh and Crispy

One Gala Apple, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2011

Sold! Private collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Two Gala Apples, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2011

Sold! Private collection, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

And as most things with me either begin or end with apples, I carved out these two little studies of Three Royal Gala Apples. It's always a surprise to discover how much color is in the simplest of things.

Red and Green Apples

Red and Green Apples, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2010

Sold! Private collection

And on this final day of the 25 days of Christmas, my wife suggested that I mark the day with a celebration of red and green. All that begins with apples will end with apples, and this bold and brilliant piece will signify the closure of an exciting and challenging project.

Of course nobody likes when things end, so I'm going to extend this promotion to the end of the month of December. I've received more than a few comments from people that were a little disapponted to miss out on some of their favorite pieces, so I've been thinking of how I might spread yet a little more holiday cheer. If anyone is interested in another version of any piece they've seen over the past 25 days, contact me before midnight of December 31st to be eligible for one more chance to own a piece of history, and a coupon toward a future art purchase.

Two Royal Gala Apples

Two Apples, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2010

Sold! Private collection

After all I've learned from all the odd subjects over the past few weeks, I decided to revisit a pair of apples and see what happens.

Golden Delicious and Granny Smith

Golden Delicious and Granny Smith Apples,

oil on linen board, 5" by 7", March 2008

Private collection, Orlando, Florida

Today I decided to carve out a small study of a golden delicious apple and a granny smith apple.

Two Apples

Two Granny Smith Apples, oil on linen board, 11" by 14" March 2008

Today I decided to try some different things, while using the same old thing to try them out, if that makes sense. At one point I used a tricky little blending brush before throwing it across the room and getting back to hacking it out with the biggest and rudest brushes that I own.