Still Life with Coffee

Progress on my Still Life with Coffee.

The finished Still Life with Coffee at My Good Babushka.

Cottage Maids in The Autumn Garden

Now I've made my ladies a bit more serious. I feel like they look a little bit guilty. I would check the teapot for strychnine. I have been inspired by this story about an Attempted Murder at Kirkdale 1852. The mother and aunt attempted to poison a young woman, maybe because she wouldn't go into prostitution. She was just lazing about, not earning her keep, I guess.

You can see the finished painting, The Cottage Maids at My Good Babushka. Painting, Needlework, Chainmail Jewelry

Cottage Maids in the Autumn Garden

Here I am noodling about, not really sure how my maids should look. They look a little bit like sideshow performers here. First they looked too plain, now they look too happy! I will have to work on them some more. What are they about? What might they be doing there?
 You can see how The Cottage Maids turned out at My Good Babushka. Painting, Chainmaille, and Needlework