Keep Your Eye on the Apple


Still Life
This pile of fruit just asks to be picked up, just asks to be … juggled!

In the spirit of World Juggling Day—which is certainly "in the air" today—enjoy this still life painting by artist Phillip Illman.

While learning to juggle with balls might be a logical choice for a beginner, a couple of oranges and an apple will also do the trick!

Pictured: Phillip Illman, dates unknown, Still Life, about 1933–43, oil, 30 x 24 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor.