still life by graemestevens

still life

The unpacking continues apace.
I have not seen these three skulls for 14 months however they have survived unscathed.
The flowers I can take or leave, the wine glass I am intimately acquainted with. The grapes are a passing pleasure and the fire is as fire will be.
that's sure a good hearty wine glass :)
April 3rd, 2019  
Not your usual still life .. Hope it was you that unpacked this box and not some unsuspecting friend ...
April 3rd, 2019  
oh what to look at first. a little sensational. I like this!
April 3rd, 2019  
My first thought when I saw this on my phone was Yum, Brussel sprouts so little disappointed to see they were grapes. So pleased to see the dandelion head emphasising the fleetingness of time? Have you ever written stories btw?? Love the smoke!
April 3rd, 2019  
Very nice! Should I be looking forward to some skull shots then? I hope so!
April 3rd, 2019  
@kklinck You probably should - it would be remiss of me not to...
@fbailey Thanks and yes, yes I have written. Nothing remotely sensible though.
@brigette Thank ya ma'am, one tries :)
@julzmaioro We never let friends unpack for us. My OCD wouldn't allow it.
@koalagardens If it doesn't hold half the bottle I'm not interested.
April 3rd, 2019  
@graemestevens lol, yay! Can't wait!
April 3rd, 2019  
such a Graeme take on still life and memento mori (did you see someone else posted a skull yesterday and a few of us thought it was yours until we clicked on it.)
April 3rd, 2019  
@shannejw How very dare they...
April 3rd, 2019  
A most unusual and very worthy still life!
April 3rd, 2019  
Now be a good lad, get back to Mrs S and unpack her neat and tidy boxes, bet you don't photograph these! Wouldn't dare to I suspect.

April 3rd, 2019  
Wow! Well done. I like this still life.
April 3rd, 2019  
Grapes??? Thought they were gooseberries.......nice though :)
April 3rd, 2019  
i thought the grapes were broad beans! sorry!!
April 3rd, 2019  
This is a wonderful still life, love the skulls! I’m going to follow you in the hope to learn from your photo’s. The culprit that Shanne mentioned was I...... your feedback would be much appreciated
April 3rd, 2019  
I just recently learned (while visiting an art museum) that this is an actual art form called Vanitas. You have certainly portrayed it as well as any "old master." Well done, Graeme! :)
April 3rd, 2019  
Love it
April 3rd, 2019  
'i have not seen these three skulls for 14 months'. not a sentence many of us would utter. and surely it should be the opening line of your novel? love your composition and processing
April 3rd, 2019  
"Unscathed" may be a debatable term. Guess it depends if you consider their true form to be as dead skulls or as part of a living creature.
April 3rd, 2019  
A screen saver, One for the waiting room.
April 3rd, 2019  
A hearty wine glass with a proper sized bowl! A still life perfectly suited to its creator.
April 3rd, 2019  
That's a proper wine-glass. I do like your collection of goodies here, pity you had to incinerate them.
April 4th, 2019  
Brilliant still like and wow that is some wine glass...pity they are lost to the fire
April 4th, 2019  
To become reacquainted with prize bones is something only you could utter. I had not heard of 'vanitas' before but this fits the bill rather well.
April 4th, 2019  
Wow how cool is this well done
April 4th, 2019  
Excellent still life!! I'm a fan of the little flowers.
April 4th, 2019  
looks like a good wine glass
glad the skulls made the move
April 4th, 2019  
@annied It's one of my favourite 6 wine glasses...
@kwind I threw them out immediately ;)
@Dawn Thank you very much :)
@joysabin Thank you kindly - vanitas would be just the right thing :)
@jgpittenger Not quite lost...not even I would dare ;)
@golftragic I'm sure they'll make a come back ;)
@rosiekerr Thank you kindly :)
@moonbi What are we waiting for though?
@gardencat natural causes I can assure you ;)
@pistache Now there's a thought. How could I possibly follow that in Chapter 2?
@not_left_handed Thank you kindly :)
@juliedduncan It is indeed - I love the old masters and their musty paintings ;)
@jacqbb Follow away but don;t blame me if you can no longer sleep ;)
@brigette Ugh, I hate broad beans!
@cutekitty Another tasty morsel of which I am partial ;)
@haskar Thank you very much :)
@30pics4jackiesdiamond I just don;t know where to start so here I sit, photographing things :)
@jamibann Of course it's unusual ;)
April 4th, 2019  
i don't think you'd have any problem at all
April 4th, 2019  
@pistache Writers block already!!!
April 5th, 2019  
Such a cool creative still life. Neither the skulls nor the dandelion flowers look out of place and the wine glass is simply superb.
April 5th, 2019  
@salza Thank you so much :)
April 5th, 2019  
Such an interesting collection of things!
April 8th, 2019  
@kjarn Thanks very much :)
April 8th, 2019  
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