Objective: The students will understand what a still life is and create a still life using various media.

Variety is a Principal of Design Variety of the elements: Shape, Line, Color,

Texture, and Values.

It's what makes the art piece interesting. Too much variety can lead to chaos and

confusion of the viewer.

An arrangement of objects that cannot move on their own.

For example: a bowl of fruit or a vase with flowers.

Look at the shape

of the flowers.

Look at the colors.

Look at the pattern on the

vase.

Cadmium Orange Poppies Michael Clark

Look at the shape of the

flowers.

Look at the shape of the vase.

Variety of Shapes and

color

Variety of shapes, lines, colors, patterns, and

textures

by Pablo Picasso

Some Impressionist still lifes by Vincent Van Gogh

Torn Paper Collage

Collage: to glue

TORN PAPER COLLAGE

1.Glue down a table shape2.Tear out a symmetrical vase shape.3.Tear out a variety organic flower and leaf and stem shapes.