Still life drawing and painting has always been popular amongst artists, especially women artists for they traditionally did not have access to nude models and the outdoors!
Mary Pratt, a famous Canadian artist, popularized the Canadian still life with her paintings. As a housewife and mother of four she painted what she had available to her. A famous piece she did was Trout in a Bowl (http://www.nfld.com/nfld/clients/newfound/pratt.htm). It was simply fish waiting to be prepared for dinner, but Pratt found the beauty in it, and loved the way the light reflected from the scales. She painted it and it has become one of her masterpieces.
Drawing a still life can be a very relaxing thing to do. The best part of the drawing experience is that the subject matter doesn’t move! You can keep the still life set up for several days if you want and take your time working on a drawing or painting.