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
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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
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TEMPTATION
10x15 Colored Pencil
Grapes are associated with festivities and immorality, whereas lemons represent purity and amorous fidelity.
© Ellen Tuttle, 2011
