David Apple

Gouache & painted border on panel 7″ x 5″, 2008

About the piece:
After the war my parents bought a trailer and drove to California to find their fortune. All four of them lived in that small trailer for about 2 years.

I have always had an interest in Medieval and early Renaissance art.  This work, specifically the predellas of altarpieces, influenced my earlier doll series with their narratives, gold frames and painted borders.   Those themes became more pronounced when I started working from vintage family photos.  The idea of a narrative, domestic scenes, the myths and iconography of biblical and apocryphal stories in comparison to my own family story was compelling.