Friend's Gifts

This is the still life I set up in my studio and photographed (the flowers would not have lasted till I was done) and then painted on an 11 x 14 canvas board with acrylic paints. Each item was a gift to me and I chose them to match the beautiful flowers, also a gift. I don't believe I have ever painted a true still life, so this is a first. The frame is really something, and I actually saved it from the trash! It had a mirror in it which broke (bad luck to the owner, good luck for me) I bought it for a couple of dollars, and when I thought of doing a still life this seemed a fitting frame.