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Eveline's Apples


An appeltaart to be

Last autumn, our friend who lives nearby picked some beautiful apples from her garden and left them at our front door, as a gift. I placed the apples in an old French bowl on a small table under the kitchen window. The soft autumnal light from above created interesting shadows, and I added some essential ingredients such as eggs, lemon, cinnamon sticks and sugar for a Dutch appeltaart. I took a couple of photographs of the setting.
    
Several months later, it could be used as a good exercise at the painters club, which was founded by Eveline (who had given us those apples). I have been invited to speak at the club from time to time, sharing my knowledge of painting techniques and composition. We all decided to attempt to paint this particular still-life setting, resulting in several different versions. I am certain that all of these paintings are beautiful in their own way.

I will call my own painting "Eveline's Apples".  
Oil on canvas 24 x 30 cm, alla prima.

View the finished painting in my gallery.


Exhibitions:
- Amelander Kunstenaars Art Show. November 2025, Buren
- Art in the Waiting Room. Praktijk Iemhoff, 2026, Nes

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