Fruit is a common theme for the still-life genre of painting.
If you are new to art, still-life paintings offer a great starting point. Visual and written information on still-life art is abundant, and artists, museums and galleries freely offer experience and training on the web and in books.
Artists as Resources
Today, professional artists are the primary source on the web for still life, due to the sheer number of practicing artists around the world. Many professional still-life artists maintain very good websites exhibiting their work. This promotes both their work and their genre of art.
Museums as Resources
Museums are a primary source for written materials on still-life art. Museums will post some examples of their collection in order to promote important pieces. Mainly, however, museums post written information on the history of still-life painting to reinforce the institution's historic and academic significance.
Galleries as Resources
Private galleries are a third resource for visual or written information on still-life art. However, galleries will post primarily visual information such as images of paintings created by artists that the gallery is trying to promote or sell. Written information on still-life painting tends to be limited at these sources, with gallery proprietors leaving the academic papers and research to the museums.
