Challenge Day One: Sunlit

"Sunlit"

Oil on Linen Panel "6 x 8"

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    Day one of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. For my first painting in the 30 Days of Life in the Sacramento Mountains, I chose cherries as my subject.  For the past 40 years I have lived and worked with my husband, Bob, on his family's fruit farm and cattle ranch. Annually when we are blessed with a crop, we harvest around 60,000 pounds of cherries. Harvesting 60,000 pounds of cherries is no small task and requires a tremendous amount of work.  As you might imagine harvesting that many cherries, making them into pies, jams, and wines  can lead to having cherries on the brain. Consequently fruit and cherries often make their way into my work. The natural deepness and range of red found in cherries makes for enjoyable painting.

My husband, Bob and I enjoying a moment in our cherry orchard this past June.