This is one of the homework assignments in Intermediate Illustration taught by John Clapp. The idea is to render a photograph by painting it using acrylics; below you can compare the painting (left) with the photo (right).
In case you don't recognize them, the items in the still life (clockwise from the top) are: spectrometer (telescope tube and base); gyroscope; small magnet; dial ammeter (meter for measuring current); large x-ray tube; slide ruler resting on a book.
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