The Still Life “I WILL ASTONISH PARIS WITH AN APPLE.” -PAUL CEZANNE
Pieter Claesz, Still Life with Wine Glass and Silver Bowl, c 1630, Staatliche Museum, Berlin Dutch Vanitas Paintings
Some hints….. Highlights and shadows add depth Wayne Theibaud (1920)
While others saw fruit on a table, Cezanne saw SHAPES. “Reproduce nature in terms of the cylinder and the sphere and the cone.”
Negative Space is a Positive Thing… Use it to help find shape relationship.
Cropping suggests more space..
Requirements/Steps FIRST: Make 3 thumbnail sketches exploring the best composition. You must have the image running off of at least 3 of the sides. SECOND : gather drawing board and suface- SKETCH image onto surface THIRD: Do not get out paints until the first two steps are completed.
While painting: Work BACK to FRONT Work Dark to LIGHT