This still life drawing was done in around one hour, using chalk pastels on coloured paper. It shows a scene composed of highly reflective materials, arranged in a way that distortion can be easily observed and studied through drawing.
Because of the speed in which this image was drawn, and the impressionistic technique used, the objects are not perfectly constructed, the picture exhibiting evident mistakes in perspective and proportion. The most obvious object with such problems is the wine bottle, its neck being too small, and the shoulders being asymmetrical.
The colour pallete was successfully chosen however, the insertion of colour on the left side of the image creating an imbalanced yet interesting composition. The strong highlights emphasise the reflectivity of the glass material, and offer form to the objects, the two drinking glasses in particular. The shading is nicely done to imply the source of the light which is located to the right of the scene, and this is suggested also by the drop shadows of the objects.
Distortion was successfully observed and can be noticed in the way the objects in the background are seen through the glass in the foreground. There is another obvious distortion affecting the way the horizon line shows through the entire composition of objects.
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