Dear Subscribers,

Greetings. Back from hiatus. Happy New Year!
 
Carmen's Gallery has just completed its 30th year. Here is great little film about Carmen and her awesome gallery. She mentions my work (cool!):
 
"Carmen's Gift" by Pam Kaplan
 
My still-life class began this past Wednesday! I think it was a great start. Here are photos of the space:
 
    
 
students working:
   

Here is the finished version of the figure study from last month (Safehouse Atelier evening class). "Nude Study: KT seated" (24x12):
 

 
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New still-life underway.
The setup:
Yep, that's lots of tape.

 
first stage:
The panel was toned very dark so I brightened the image somewhat. Umber drawing.

 
next stage:

 
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next stage:
I decided to change the perspective somewhat, eliminating the upward viewing angle (As if the viewer was far away and zooming in with a telephoto lens).

 
Not finished yet.
To be continued next week........
 
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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