Posts Tagged ‘still life’

Still Life

Thought I would try my hand at still lifes. I have had a table set up in my studio for quite some time now and it has collected several objects I thought would be interesting to paint. My inspiration was a book on Morandi’s still lifes and their feeling for shape and subtle changes in value. I did several perparatory sketches, not to prepare a composition but just to discover shapes that are often hidden in plain view until you start to draw. Then I did these two small oil paintings on panel board, starting with the pear as a strong focal point and working around it.