I've created a printable art worksheet to use for practicing painting in an expressive style. The photo here shows my painted version of the worksheet (larger photo). I painted it with Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylic, using a knife. Colors were napthol red medium, cadmium orange, azo yellow medium, red iron oxide, and phthalo green blue shade.
The arrows on the art worksheet give you the basic structure of the apple. Use a wide brush, or knife, and follow the arrows. Don't tidy up or blend the edges of the marks you're making, but instead repeat the sequence until you're satisfied with the result. Then add some background and foreground.
I created my foreground by wiping the painting knife I was using in that area each time I wanted to change color. Then when I'd finished the apple and its shadow (done with green), I went over the foreground with the napthol red again, spreading it thinly.
