Expressionist Kitchen Still Life
Interior 12 is an original 4" × 5" colored-pencil drawing on paper by contemporary artist Lois DeWitt.
This vibrant, highly stylized interior scene brings playful energy to a domestic setting. Everyday objects—a large white pitcher, fresh fruit, a potted plant, and a geometric modern chair—are arranged against a bright window that opens onto soft, distant hills.
Key Details
Title: Interior 12
Artist: Lois DeWitt
Medium: Colored pencil on paper
Dimensions: 4" × 5"
Subject: Abstract kitchen interior / still life with pitcher
Technical Details and Style
- Medium: Professional-grade colored pencils on high-quality art paper.
- Technique: Dense, layered, and cross-hatched pencil applications build a rich, saturated surface. Soft shading on the rounded pitcher and smooth transitions across the background wall reduce the visibility of individual pencil marks, creating a solid, painterly effect.
- Style: Cubist-inspired Modernist Expressionism, emphasizing flattened perspective, bold geometric angles, and imaginative, expressive color.
- Composition: A layered vertical arrangement centers the rounded pitcher and scattered fruit on a multi-angled tabletop. A teal geometric chair on the left and a sweeping potted plant on the right frame the scene and guide the eye upward toward the dark indigo wall and bright yellow-framed window.
- Color palette: Deep indigo and dark blue provide a dramatic backdrop for the canary-yellow window frame, teal-green chair, and white pitcher shaded with lime green. Warm coral, peach, and orange accents tie the foreground together.
