Paint Portraits and Still Life? What Are the Fundamentals That Still Life Teach?

"I could not pick a favorite. They're like my children," she says of portraits and still life paintings. "There's no substitute for drilling down and committing to one thing, whether it's oils or portrait figure." If you want to dip your toe into still life, her advice is take six months 'just paint still life' She also recommends that people spend time in the desert learning how to work with color.