Age Range: 8+

Time to Complete: 15-20 minutes.

Supplies Needed

• Lightly colored construction paper

• Watercolor paints

• Black marker or pen

• Paint Brush

• Dish for water

• Tape

Gather objects for your still life arrangement. We suggest an odd number of objects at variable heights for balance.

Tape your paper to your work surface so it doesn’t move.

1. Sketch the outline of the objects in your still life. You can also do this step in pencil.

2. Outline your sketch with a waterproof felt-tipped pen or marker. You may also choose to leave some sketch marks as they are if they are complimentary to your piece.

3. Add water to your the watercolor pan similar to the color of your paper. With your watercolor, add the shadows to your drawing. Add water to the watercolor as needed.

4. Add the shadows cast by the objects on the background, and detail to the table. This will help establish perspective.

5.Once you’ve finished, admire your hard work.

Share your finished artwork with us on social media, tag us @thebmoa on Facebook and Instagram.

About the artist

E.F. Kitchen (1951-present)

Born in 1951, photographer Elizabeth Kitchen has made platinum and palladium printing her primary medium for most of her artistic career. Developed in the late nineteenth century, platinum and palladium printing produces a final image that is completely matte and capable of displaying a large tonal range without the print curling. Kitchen employs this medium to produce highly detailed yet soft prints across her range of subjects. Having been a part of numerous solo and group exhibitions, Kitchen’s work is in the permanent collections of distinguished art museums across the country including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.