project: Still life

Do you thing it is easier to suggest three dimensions on man made or natural objects?

I prefer forming a natural shape due to it individual nature, no to apples are the same. This is why suggesting a man made shape is easier because a man made object especially some thing factory made has a pattern and all you have to do is match close to it and people will be able to read it like a letter on a peace of paper.

My still life of natural object shows this point by the lemon being hard to reconise  because the easily identifiable apple was a tiny one. It made the lemon seem like a far larger object in comparison than it is making it hard to prosses as a lemon.

How did you create a sense of solidity in your composition.

I think the flat angle that showed the fruit to be inside the dishing of the plate combined with areas of solid tone came together to create a sense of solidity in my composition. As well as the reflected light from the glossy apple to the waxy Orange and tangerine.

Do you think the arrangement of your composition makes a difference to your approach and the way you create a sense of form.

Yes I fond that different arrangements and different lighting made me choose different mediums to work with and the mediums naturally changed how a sense of form was created.

How did you decide how to position yourself in relation to the objects.

Mostly throw experimentation and trying a wide rang of positions. I choose the flat angle in the end because it gave a solid appearance and caught the light well.