This was a lot of fun to paint in the studio. This painting is a study done in oil in preparation for including the object in another painting.

The genie lamp was from a garage sale in Tupper Lake last week. It's antique and pretty cool, although we are not sure what it is, we think it comes from Turkey or the Middle East somewhere and I think it is copper over brass.

It was really challenging to paint because of its complex shape and the reflections and feeling of copper. I painted it in oil in my studio and finished it yesterday and it is still wet so this is not a good picture of it yet. I plan on including this fun object with other objects in still life setups.