A Still Life

Dusty Bottles 9x9

Here's something a little different, a still life with dusty bottles. We have a lot of interestingly shaped bottles, of all colors that we have gathered over the years. I picked these three, because I liked the way the dust had settled on them. I placed them on some scrap wood from an old pie safe inside a cardboard box with a single light source. You can probably tell that dusting is not a priority around here.

I got really wrapped up in the placement of the bottles, spacing, height, reflections and what to include and not include. I completely didn't notice how the light source was affecting the painting surface. Dark shadows from my hand made it difficult to see exactly where the pastel was making contact on the paper and was a real challenge especially when it came to dealing with the edges.