Seamus
Berkeley

One of the biggest questions when organizing a still life composition is deciding where the objects belong. Do they fill the entire frame, or is there a space left around the object? Are there many objects filling the composition, or just one off in a corner somewhere?

Paintings are often a reflection of our lives. How do we feel when something seems off center, when there is empty space that we have not filled with our activities? Does this painting, with the mug in the lower corner, feel…

Spacious Mug, original oil on canvas, 8.5″ x 6″
Original painting by Seamus Berkeley