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Rh arrangement. The eye lands on the central object and then slides out of the picture. Better to group the pots together

in a less mathematical manner, making a more irregular pattern (Fig. 101).

Had the two small pots been of different heights, the first arrangement would have balanced itself better. Or, if we strongly desire an oblong instead of an upright composition, we could place two of the pots together and the third a space apart, linked by a fragment of ribbon, a feather, a spray of leaves (Fig. 102).

The study of a simple subject, such as a flower with some leaves, is an easy introduction to composition.

First choose an oblong, circular, or square space, and say to yourself that in that space you will sketch the flowers or the leaves. Try to fill the space pleasantly.

The word 'fill' must be taken with reservation. I do not mean that you should aim at crowding a varied number of flowers or leaves together, but at arranging a spray, a very slender spray with few leaves, and selecting its characteristics.