There are lots of different types of paintings. Portrait
paintings are of people who the artist knows or who have asked
to be painted. Landscape paintings are of the countryside.
Seascapes are of the coast and seaside. Still Life paintings are
paintings of objects, most of the time found around the house,
such as fruit, bottles, books, flowers, vases and many other
things. Artists have been painting the still life for hundreds
of years and an artist received greater praise the more
realistic the objects in the still life appeared. There is a
story of a painter in ancient times whose painting of grapes was
so realistic that even the birds were fooled and they tried to
eat them! Garden Green is a still life painting by the Irish
artist Norah McGuinness. The objects on the table are everyday
items of a cup and saucer, a large black pot, two bottles, a
spoon, a white cloth and two pieces of fruit. But there is
something strange about the way these objects appear. It looks
as though they are sliding off the table!