Dynamic Still Life for Artists by Sarah Sedwick

Dynamic Still Life for Artists: A Modern Guide to Essential Concepts and Techniques by Sarah Sedwick

In Dynamic Still Life for Artists, noted artist and instructor Sarah Sedwick presents detailed, step-by-step instruction and insights on the many creative possibilities that drawing and painting still lifes can offer.

• Develop observational skills by setting up and assessing various arrangements, groupings, and formats.
• Evaluate an arrangement’s abstract shapes by creating black-and-white value studies.
• Learn the process of alla prima painting, from underpainting to color mixing to applying color.

Featuring inspiring examples by other distinguished artists working in a variety of mediums, Dynamic Still Life for Artists will encourage all artists, from aspiring to accomplished, to explore this timeless genre through new arrangements, styles, and visual studies, empowering them to develop and expand their creative and technical skills.