the still life “i will astonish paris with an apple.” -paul cezanne
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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
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