The Still Life of the Harlem Renaissance When you were younger, you would sit at the kitchen table with a parent or sibling, and you would finger-paint your special masterpieces. They then would complement your work and hang it up on the wall. For Laura Wheeler Waring, painting was her métier, she breathed life into her art. She constructed landscapes and still lifes. She was best known for her portraitures. The way she sketched and painted was as if she exploded her emotions and thoughts onto the canvas. She expresses each individual’s emotions and illustrates their actions without saying any words.
