Choose one of the still-life examples from the "Taking Shape” document. Write 1–2 paragraphs that describe the shapes you see when looking closely at the image, and the ways that light, shading, color, line, and detail build on the shapes to give dimension and texture to the image.

Still life was a form of art or painting and described in the particular referred writing- ‘Taking Shape’ as one of the choice of Dutch people.

The still life pictures were one of the selective collections of the family kept as possessions cherished and treasured.

Illustration to reflect on it can be taken from Jan Davidsz de Heem as for an artist of still life. The art in particular potrayed food, jewellery, rich utensils, pair of parrots and a well laid elaborate table with different articles and things well spread on it.  

These still life paintings were rich and attractive in colours and its representation giving out and projecting elaborate pictures, with all the possible detailing by the way of perfect strokes, bright colours come out as valid attraction and long-lasting impression on the viewers.

The picture of still life was so made and patterned that it was not a vague creation and rather a planned drawing in itself to draw proper attention of the viewer and in the very manner so as to draw attention to the various aspects of the very picture of the still life.