Ellen Tuttle


GOLDEN APPLES

9X12 Graphite and Colored Pencil

Oranges were considered a symbol of chastity and purity. In Greek myth the Golden Apples from the garden of Hesperides 
were thought to give immortality to whomever possessed them.


© Ellen Tuttle, 2011




OMA'S 1912 BIBLE

9x12 Colored Pencil and Watercolor

Pears symbolize the female physique. It was customary in Europe to plant a pear tree at the birth of a girl (an apple tree at the birth of a boy).




© Ellen Tuttle, 2011




TEMPTATION

10x15 Colored Pencil

Grapes are associated with festivities and immorality, whereas lemons represent purity and amorous fidelity.


© Ellen Tuttle, 2011


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