The fact is - I loved the striking color of the lone apple, but I prefer Gala's to eat which resulted in this image. Not during the photo shoot, but rather while painting it, I felt like the  green fella seems sadly unable to fit in, so I reassured him that there is no such thing. None of us fit in. There is no fitting in. Just be green.  Everyone is green - 'red' is just a perception. But I know it ain't easy. I don't generally talk to fruit, but this guy needed some love. I'm drawn to the colander of course, and I'm particularly fond of the black vignette surrounding this piece. Again, I explored glazing techniques to create the saturated colors for the fruit. I hope some folks might appreciate the statement I perceive here, yet I'll be equally giddy just hearing "This would look GREAT on my wall !!!!" :-)