Green Apples

Modern meets vintage in this fantastic still life painting. Using a palette knife and rich, earthy-hued oil paints, artist Dale Payson creates a sculptural image of chartreuse fruits against a velvety impasto background. A classic subject with a modern air, it has a versatile look that bridges modern and traditional styles. Hang it the dining room to enhance a fresh farmhouse style or in an industrial-style kitchen for a warm, unexpected twist. One in a series of two.

• A long-time New Yorker, Dale Payson attended the School of Visual Arts over a ten-year span in the 1960s. She returned as an instructor in the early 1980s before moving on to freelance work in display design and book illustration. Ms. Payson's paintings have been exhibited in a number of galleries-corporate and institutional collectors include Nabisco and the University of Minnesota-and her work is found in more than twenty-five children's books. Her images are delicate in color and composition, with a softness that reflects their natural subject matter.