Aaron Wisdom 24 Jan 2005

well when I was in college our Still Lifes consisted of bottles, cubs saucers. With boxes and fabric. Sometimes a plant was thrown in. That was in the early stages. Eventually more interesting objects were thrown in. Old bikes, chairs, I would just suggest throwing things in there that you find interesting. have different levels.

Also don't forget to light your still life set ups to create shadows and highlights.

I am sure there are more pointers I am forgetting SO hopefully others can help :)

Lindy van den Bosch 25 Jan 2005

Bottles bottle and more bottles. Very dull I had to admit. Who ever invented still life should be shot :-)

Juan Gomez 25 Jan 2005

Lindy..it's how you paint those objects..nothing boring about a still life painted well..good luck Elisa..

Meghan Henley 25 Jan 2005

I did a ton of fruit in college.. oh and this one professor made us do all of these toy soldier figurines battling with american flags... an entire semester. It was awful. Just find things that inspire you. Good luck!

Karen Jennison 25 Jan 2005

Some ideas from my kids' art classes:

shoes silverware/cookware arranged randomly toys

26 Jan 2005

Martha Yokawonis 27 Jan 2005

Hey Elisa I love Still Lifes. In my adult classes I have them do still lifes because:

they sit still where you put them under the lighting conditions you choose and you can control the color, shapes texture etc. The combinations are endless.

Main point: you can do all the choosing. I suggest working from live situations where you feel a connecton to the pieces in the still life but a number of artists do the setups and then photograph them. Carolyn Brady or Janet Fish or Sandra Freckelton Beal are three rather famous artists who do mostly still life setups with different types of objects. Also Jane Lund and Deborah Deichler.

Check out my portfolio i have a few in there and another artist on AW peck is his last name maybe matthew or mark peck

Pumpkin Slices Euan Uglow

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