This little painting was something I painted to help myself learn to paint reflections. I painted it from a real still life, I set up. Wow try to say that three times. Often, I use photographs, but if I can, I will use the actual objects. The Silk had these black stands or threads running thru it and I had to decide how to depict it or to leave it out. I left them out, the silk wasn't as important as getting the reflections right. The silk was a struggle and would have been a good study in itself. It had this shiny texture and that was difficult to capture. I chose to ignore the shine and just make it a red cloth. The silver pitcher presented some problems as well, but for the most part I work them out. I think the painting is a good little painting and I may one day incorporate this pitcher in a larger stilllife painting.