Apples in a Bag, 2025

Oil painting | 8 × 8 inches | Signed on the back

This intimate still life depicts a cluster of green apples nestled within a softly folded cloth. The fruit appears gently peeled open by light rather than cut, their skins glowing with muted yellows and mossy greens, while the surrounding fabric creates a quiet enclosure—protective, almost domestic in feeling. The brushwork is direct and painterly, allowing the texture of the canvas and the movement of the oil paint to remain visible and alive.

Painted alla prima, the work balances immediacy with restraint. Subtle shifts of color and pressure suggest weight, ripeness, and the tactile presence of the apples, while the cool-toned fabric sets a calm, contemplative atmosphere. The composition invites close viewing, rewarding attention with nuanced surface and quiet tension between softness and solidity.

Original oil painting on canvas.

Shipped flat, carefully wrapped in glassine paper and protected within a rigid enclosure for safe delivery.

Signed on the back.