Studio Still Life

Last week was very busy and stressful but I made time to paint over the weekend to retain my sanity. Carla came over and we set up a still life. I wanted to try my hand at painting a still life after taking Dan Robinson's workshop a couple of weeks ago. I felt like I had learned a lot in his class and the best way to find out is to paint. I compared this painting to my old still lifes and I can see a vast improvement. I know I still have a long road ahead of me but at least I can see progress.

I included a photo of the actual still life setup. I thought that might be interesting to see but I took the photo in different lighting so it makes a big difference. Of course there is a bigger difference in the way I interpret shapes! Wow, now that I compare the photo to the painting I can see lots of things that would need changing if I wanted it to be a exact replica. I would rather my painting be a interpretation of a subject.