Tang Figure and Teapot

Tang Figure and Teapot 16x20

Hawthorne once said "where there is still life there's hope". Mike Rooney bought this figure from an antique store. I set up a few things around his house and we set out to study.

What I hear from so many artist's is that they don't like doing still life cause It's boring or they can't sell them. 

It's true that outdoor still life is a slightly unusual subject, however painting still life is really how you improve your color vision. 

In the landscape everything is subtle and difficult to analyze. With still life the color is more vibrant and easy to see. You are never going to see those bright colors in the pure landscape. 

By comparing the masses of colors you begin to see the the differences and then smaller differences of color.