Still lifes are like setting a stage or designing a room. You gather the pieces and arrange them so they relate in a meaningful way. Usually I pick a favorite object in my home and start pulling things together that relate either by a theme or by color combination or by shape. I arrange them, set up lighting and photograph. I may change colors or lighting as the painting progresses if I feel a need for change will improve the painting. Please email me with comments or for info at: lpcolor@h2ocolorpainter.com .