words by Alex London

★ “A superb example of text and image
telling opposing stories—and of the humor
that can be found in the intersection.”

—Kirkus (starred review)

★ “Still Life is a hilarious hoot, and readers will likely never look at a still life painting in quite the same way.”

—BookPage, starred review

★ “Amazing artwork …. A first choice for any library. ”

—School Library Journal, starred review

“London and Zelinsky have created
something unendingly fun but also
deeply meaningful: Art takes on
a life of its own, no matter how much
the artist thinks the work can be controlled ”

—Brian Selznick, Caldecott-Medal-winning author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret
★★★★★★ Click here for the story of Still Life's giant bookstore window display ★★★★★★
Perhaps you were wondering:
“What is a still life painting?”

I, an artist, will now tell you.

This, behind me, is a still life painting.
A still life is a picture of objects sitting still:
motionless, silent.


You see? No moving things here.

You won't find a story being told in a still life. Only objects.
Dragons? Knights? Princesses? Don't be silly.
(Pssst: Don't tell him that there's a princess
having an adventure in his painting!)

 




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