In painting still life subjects it should be remembered that one great charm of such pictures is their realism

Another, a string of fish, and copper kettle, also oysters on the half shell, arranged on a plate, and a wine glass of sherry. A beautiful study of color is found in vegetables of different kinds. Take, for example, a green cabbage, some red tomatoes, beets, large yellow crooked-necked squashes, cucumbers, and feathery herbs; arrange them on a pine table, with a dark, rich gray wall, partly in shadow, for a background.  Let a tall gray and blue jar stand far back, the vegetables piled in front, and yogi have a most interesting subject.

Bric-a-brac, rich pottery and drapery furnish picturesque still life compositions. In fact any objects that attract and please the eye in nature and suggest agreeable combinations of color may be utilized for such studies.

In painting still life subjects it should be remembered that one great charm of such pictures is their realism. This quality is only obtained by closely studying nature and interpreting as truthfully as possible each object in its proper value.