Pope-Still Life

Trevor Pope

acrylic on board, 18"x 24"

My still life consists of two mannequin arms and hands placed in a haphazard pile on a flat white sheet. The background of the piece is a solid black sheet that was pinned in order to eliminate folds and texture. I had originally planned to create a horror themed still life but decided the limb portions would be interesting subjects. The audience is not important in this piece, because it is more interesting to look at rather than some implied narrative for a specific audience. I feel like the composition of this piece is pretty well balanced, I just would have liked to be able to show more detail in the overall image. I feel as though I was able to capture some volume, space, and depth with the use of shadows and differing tones but the space of the image could greatly be improved. I feel that I was able to add some texture to my painting because I was able to capture the shiny texture of the mannequin parts with tonal differences and highlights.