The subject matter for an oil painting is everywhere, even in an apple orchard. When there are grand mountains, beautiful lakes and wide rivers all around me, why take time to paint an oil painting of an apple tree or orchard? Well, since you asked...
An Oil Painting of an Apple Orchard
When you go out and wander through an apple orchard, you begin to notice a few things right away:- While the trees seem old, they are not that tall. This is because the apple trees are cut at the top to keep those tasty apples closer to the ground. This is kinda cool because you have the option of painting an old tree in either a vertical or horizontal format at close range.
- The rows of trees allow the artist to play with both linear and atmospheric perspective for either a large or small oil painting.
- The apple trees in the oil painting featured in this article are shown in late summer when there is a lot of green. This same scene a month or so later will look quite different. How about that for versatility?
- Besides the obvious, there is usually a good sideshow within the orchard itself: Chickens, songbirds, dogs, cats, people and more just meandering about adding to the possibilities.
- Left over apple crates, boxes, ladders, machinery and perfectly good or not-so-good apples on the ground are all good fodder for an orchard composition as well.
- Last but not least you can pick your apples and paint them too.