Modern Still Life: From Fruit Bowls to Disco Balls - A beginner's guide to painting fun, fresh still lifes in oil and acrylic

Modern Still Life: From Fruit Bowls to Disco Balls makes painting still lifes with acrylic paints fun and fresh.
 

List of contents

Introduction: Meet the Artist

Supplies & The Mindset of an Artist, for Beginners 
Still Life Setup 
Drawing for Painting 
Value Study 
All About Color 
Warming & Cooling
Disco Balls-My Story 
Modern Still Life (Painting from Life) 
Style Sandwich 
Cleanup & Closure 
Conclusion 

Index
About the Artist 

About the author

Sari Shryack is an oil and acrylic painter in Austin, Texas, where she lives with her husband and their two young children. Her colorful works cover many subjects and techniques, including landscapes, still lifes, portraits, disco balls, and memes. Through her consistent daily practice and dedication to finding beauty in the mundane, Sari has built a large online following and successful small business that she runs with her husband called Not Sorry Art. The name is a play on Sari’s own name, which is pronounced “ser-e,” not “sorry.”
Through her business, Sari sells prints and original pieces online, runs painting retreats, teaches online painting classes, writes a blog, and hosts a podcast. Making art accessible to all is Sari’s goal and motivation.
Learn more at her website, sari.studio, and her social channels @not_sorry_art.

Summary

Modern Still Life: From Fruit Bowls to Disco Balls makes painting still lifes with acrylic paints fun and fresh.

Product details

• Authors: Sari Shryack
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2024
• EAN: 9780760388730
• ISBN: 978-0-7603-8873-0
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 794 g
• Illustrations: 250 color illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / Techniques / General, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Painting, still life, Painting & paintings, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Painting & Art Manuals, Paintings and painting, ART / Subjects & Themes / Still Life