Pastel on Paper

Normally when I set up a still life I clear everything else out the way. I’m not sure why but I have seldom done a still life with multiple objects. Today I dared myself to just switch on the lamp and draw what was just sitting there. So here you have it. One problem was that my cup of tea was in the foremost mug and having set myself the dare I didn’t dare move it to drink the tea! I love that mug – I bought it at the National Gallery of Art in Washingron, DC last summer. Every time I go there I treat myself to something out of the shop – they have wonderful things. This mug says on it “A line is a dot that went for a walk – Paul Klee” (he is one of my favourite artists).