Blue Orchard II

This piece hangs in the home of a special family in Clarkston, Michigan. The couple has a 3 year old daughter named Daphne. The three trees represent the family. I could have removed little Daphne's things that are strewn about, but I chose to keep them in the picture. The tiny slippers are Cinderella slippers...I happily remember those times with my girls.

This piece is painted on a 4' square wood panel. The oil paint is applied with a palette knife. The Blue Orchard painting that preceded this was painted with a brush. Here are a couple of close ups:

Apple Time - 36"x36" -- Just in time for the 46th annual "Art & Apples Festival" in Rochester, MI this coming weekend!

This tree is a couple of miles from my house on my route to town. I love it's shape and the way it's robust crop of apples seems to float about the branches. This is also the first orchard that I have painted with a painting knife. I am really happy with how it turned out.

You can see this piece in person at the "Art & Apples Festival" this weekend in Rochester, MI. I will be at booth #559; stop on by!

You can now see a little bit of Kim Rhoney in England...

The image of one of my orchard paintings was selected for the label of an organic apple cider made by Wood's Orchard in Gloucestershire County, England. Gloucestershire is located in a rural part of England's south west countryside.

My painting is in the background of the label and you can see upon closer inspection that I was given credit for the painting in the upper right corner of the label. Very cool! Now let's see if people in the UK start Googling me!!