Still Life - lemon bowl

This is a spontaneous scene I noticed when staying at a wonderful old house in France.

Unlike the usual "still Life" the objects are lined up from foreground to background creating a series of different scales as well as the interesting range of shapes, colours and textures.

It also acts as a kind of close-up portrait of the character of the place - ancient but vibrantly alive.

Comments and crits are welcome.

I'd prefer a whole or not any candle:)

Jonathan, I think you captured the ambiance of this room very well. But I think without the candle in the foreground the composition would be more balanced.

 

Beautiful composition Jonathan! Lovely colours!

Thank you all for your interest and comments. For Hanna & Rina: I understand your view but the foreground candle is an important part of the composition-in-depth, though I kept it marginal (and incomplete) to avoid it dominating the scene while making it near-enough in focus to appreciate the nice texture of the pewter candlestick.

really nice and cosy))