Still Life

I’ve been looking at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection….and decided to create some photographic Still Life images from around the house.  Maybe it’s the kind of project to do periodically to appreciate the everyday items….and think about adjustments to increase the visual appeal of ‘home.’

The chair I sit in to read by the window has a pleasant view….a small octagon table with reading paraphernalia (a coaster for hot or iced tea, paperclips, post-it notes) and the view of the purple leaved plum and the oak outside the window.

Don’t we all have some messes? At least this one is contained! There are probably some pieces that should be jettisoned.

Peacock feathers in a tall vase beside a picture…it is the view behind my computer screen right now (intentionally). The feathers are about 30 years old and from my grandmother’s peacocks.

And I couldn’t do a Still Life collection without including some food! The shallow blue tray/bowl is something I’ve always enjoyed….I bought it at a $1 store and now wish I would have bought one of each color they had! Notice the crease in the sweet potato.