Fruits of the Earth...Apple Harvest...
“Apple Harvest” is part of the Fruits of the Earth Collection...
Watercolour and Gouache on French Textured paper…
Behold the apples’ rounded worlds:
juice-green of July rain,
the black polestar of flowers, the rind
mapped with its crimson stain.
The russet, crab and cottage red
burn to the sun’s hot brass,
then drop like sweat from every branch
and bubble in the grass.
They lie as wanton as they fall,
and where they fall and break,
the stallion clamps his crunching jaws,
the starling stabs his beak
In each plump gourd the cidery bite
of boys’ teeth tears the skin;
the waltzing wasp consumes his share,
the bent worm enters in.
I, with as easy hunger, take
entire my season’s dole;
welcome the ripe, the sweet, the sour,
the hollow and the whole. Laurie Lee 
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Janis Zroback
For I have had too much of apple-picking.
I am overtired of the great harvest I myself desired. Robert Frost..After Apple Picking
Susan Duffey
The use of blue in this red/green scheme is brave (to me ) but effective. Great composition.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Susan…I use colour according to how I feel at the time of painting and often it bears no relationship to reality…glad you like the piece..
izzybeth
One of my favorite Robert Frost poems. These apples are marvelous.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Izzybeth…I’m really glad you like the painting…
catherine walker
Janis..this one is really beautiful..the colours just so outstanding..I love it!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you Catherine…different series, different style, and I’m so glad you like it.
Solomon Walker
always great art…a delight!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Solomon…
LindaMcCarthy
This is beautiful, Janis, and your work is excellent.
Janis Zroback replied
Thanks again Linda…I’m happy you enoy viewing my wotk..
DanaMS
What a cheerful painting! Harvest joy!!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Dana…you are a chameleon…
Jim Phillips
I used to have an art instructor that once said, “Anyone that uses any kind of black with watercolours, doesn’t really know how to paint.” I still keep some payne’s gray in the box, but really try not to use it so often. Probably more for backgrounds than using it to shade with, and that what my old instructor was really addressing. All this ramling is coming around to the simple statement. Like the blue.
Janis Zroback replied
I really think that if I had gone to art school, I would not be painting now…I tried it once and she said my pictures were too pretty…I never went back…that being said, I also never use black from the tube, [it’s too dead]...I get my darkest colours with mixtures of blues, browns, reds, and greens…glad you like it Jim.
Karin Taylor
this is so lovely and fresh really reminds me of Cezanne!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Karin…he is a great influence on my work…
Joanne Bradley
Crisp and juicy is how this makes me feel Janis! I do love apples, to look at and to eat, although I have been known to eat pears lately hehehehe! I like the dashes of blue as well. They somehow seem to give the painting a 3D effect.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Joanne…this was initially done for drawing day and removed afterwards, so there’s more of drawing than painting in it.
Alison Pearce
Beautiful work!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Alison..
DanaMS
Woman is never the same Janis… Especially me… I’m still trying to figure out who I realy am.. I’m pretty lost with my feelings…
Janis Zroback replied
I mean’t that with every comment I see a different picture of you…I always have to look twice to make sure it’s you…but it is our right to change as often as we want to, from hairstyles to shoes, to our minds and everything in between, and men will just have to deal with it.. :)))
DanaMS
I know, lol! Sorry for confusing you!!! And all other ppl probably, lol!
I’m getting bored easily!!! Need challenges all the time, lol! That makes my blood flow!!!
Adrenaline!!! :)) and love :))
Janis Zroback replied
Especially the second I think…how is everything? send me a Bmail…
Stzar
beautiful and wonderful painting
i love your use of rich colours and your fantastic style ~ it is so awesome and lovely !!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Karon…I’m so pleased you like it…
Annie Wise
brilliant !
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Annie..