My notes: Principle of Still-life Composition: 1. Something in perspective (recipe card) to lead the eye in to: 2. Separate shapes (spherical onions) which give rise (by their plant growth) to: 3. The main colored vertical (catsup bottle). These objects form a pyramid from the near corners of the card, the edge of the outer onion, to the top of the bottle. 4. Color scheme: a. Light in center b. Main color in the vertical c. Dark foreground and background