This still life depicts four juicy apples arranged on a draped piece of fabric. The bright shades of red, orange and yellow on the fruit contrast with the deep purple and lilac tones of the fabric, which creates soft folds and shadows. The lightness of the watercolour technique lends the work an airy and lively quality, emphasising the interplay of light and colour. Every detail, from the delicate shimmers on the apples’ skins to the dynamic folds of the fabric, is rendered with attention to form and volume, creating a harmonious and expressive composition. This painting came about because I washed the apples and laid them out to dry on a kitchen towel. The folds of the fabric fell very picturesquely, and the combination of colours and shades turned out so harmonious that I quickly sketched it out and then put the watercolour on paper. The specificity of watercolours was able to convey the lightness of the composition and the airiness of the harmony of colours.

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TITLE: Apples on fabric
YEAR: 2024
ARTWORK TYPE: Original Art/One of a kind
DIMENSIONS: A3 (29.7 cm x 42 cm)
TECHNIQUES: Watercolor
RELATED THEMES: Still life art
SUPPORT OR SURFACE: Paper
FRAMING: No
CATALOGUE N: Kovalska082