I am still preparing for a still life painting, but I am unsure of what I shall include. This is a sketch of a glass and a detail of the jug that I am considering. The storyboard type sketches are to give me a feel for a composition, and whether or not to have perspective, or a more traditional horizontal plane.
I am also considering a smaller glass than this one to be more in proportion to the jug along with the possible inclusion of fruit. I have tried strawberries but am leaning towards the more traditional grapes.
It is also a possibility that I shall abandon these ideas and use bottles as a subject. My inexperience with this subject and genre is showing!

I thought that I had posted the completed 'Tea Garden 2' watercolour but realised, after posting my sketches that I hadn't, so here it is!

My next painting will be an oil, and I am planning my first still life! These are sketches of two of the objects that I am considering including in the composition. One is a wire basket and the other a small jug with 'biblical' figures in the 'arched relief windows'. I like the contrast between the porcelain of the jug and the metal of the lid and the 'line' quality of the basket.
I had considered a cup and saucer but felt that I wanted something a little more 'antique'.