21st Century Still Life.
Sunday October 25, 2009
When you think 'still life' don't automatically think bunches of grapes and big old vases on swathes of velvet. We aren't living in the 18th century! Sure, rustic can look lovely, but when was the last time you had a Venetian urn laden with pomegranates in your kitchen? For a refreshing change, drag your Still Life into the contemporary world and look for some interesting compositions with things you actually use. Plastic, steel, glass and hard-edged manufactured objects are challenging to draw but worth the effort.
Image: (c) Iker, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Comments
thank you Helen for your drawing and painting tips, I especially like the eraser shield, I’ll have to see if my son in law can make one or me, it looks fantistic, because it is hard to take out marks sometimes
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Hi Christina,
I’m glad you’ve found them helpful. I can’t take credit for the eraser shield tip, that’s from our fabulous forum host and guest author Susan Tschantz.
They only cost a couple of dollars to buy, so probably wouldn’t be worth the effort of making. If you have a good office and drafting supplies store nearby they should have them, or you could try an online supplier like Blick.