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Dry pastel on a pastel and alcohol wash underpainting
I almost always paint from life, and as I had just picked this particular apple from an apple tree, I realized that the colours and plump shape were just begging to be painted. When I came back home, I placed the apple on an olive wood breadboard I brought back from Provence a while ago, and it made the perfect subject to paint! I proceeded with a pastel and alcohol wash underpainting, and continued with multiple layers of pure pleasure.