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I am writing down some thoughts about life and art 

Still Life

2/15/2021

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Of the various forms of art, I recommend the still life as the best learning tool.  When I started out I first studied the still life paintings of Chardin. I copied paintings by Chardin and Cezanne, among others. 
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1973 Richard Perry oil on canvas from Chardin composition

The advantages of still life painting are:
You can take your time (until the fruit rots).
Unlike a landscape you can easily rearrange the composition.
I recommend using a lazy Susan so you can spin your objects around to get new views.  This allows for randomness - a great tool to progress in art.  (I read that one of the Impressionists, it may have been Renoir, painstakingly set up a flower still life in class, only to instruct the class to paint if from the back. 
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  • Cape Cod Museum Of Art 2023 show
  • RELIEF CHRONO 1976-2021
  • 2022 Reliefs
  • 2021 Reliefs
  • ASTRACT RELIEFS
  • WIRE SCULPTURES
  • MAGNETIC MOBILES
  • Thoughts on life and art
  • Evolution from real to abstract
  • RECENT RELIEFS AND GENRES
    • View from Quarantine 4/2020
    • Eastham Library Show
    • Split Personalities
    • 2020 Reliefs
    • 2019 Reliefs
    • STILL LIFE RELIEFS
    • DANCER RELIEFS
    • LANDSCAPE RELIEFS
    • NUDES
    • PEOPLE/FACES
    • INTERIORS
    • SMALL SUNBATHER RELIEFS
    • BIG ONES
    • QUIRKY RELIEFS
  • UNDERSTANDING RELIEF
    • ORIGINS OF RELIEF >
      • PERCEPTION
      • RELIEF PROCESS >
        • RELIEF DEMONSTRATION
      • RELIEF LIGHTING
      • Windows/Reflections 1973-1995
      • LIGHT AND COLOR IN RELIEF
  • ARTIST INFO
    • BIO
    • ART EXHIBITIONS, ETC. >
      • Cahoon Spring Show
      • Brewster Ladies Library 5/19 show
    • EARLY ART WORK 1967-75
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    • PORTRAIT SKETCHES
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    • STILL LIFE DRAWINGS
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