Dear Subscribers,

 

Bonjour! I am back from Paris. It was amazing:

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.....and back to work. We went to a giant flea market in Paris and I
found an awesome ugly old lamp. Had to paint it when we got home:

 

New still life!

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And the finished painting, "Floodlight"
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My Solo Show at R.S. Hanna Gallery

is on! I'll be flying out to Fredericksburg for the reception this
Friday. Looking forward to it. 6 out of 20 new paintings have already
pre-sold. In the last newsletter I showed you the show preview which ran
in Southwest Art magazine. I've uploaded a better pdf of the article
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American Art Collector also ran a preview for my show in the September
issue! Here is that article:

 

  

 

 
 

 

I always talk about Steven Pressfield's "The War Art". He recently
released a follow-up book called "Turning Pro" which I have just read
and re-read. It's excellent.

Here is a choice excerpt:

 

THE PROFESSIONAL DOES NOT WAIT FOR INSPIRATION
We're all nothing without the Muse. But the pro has learned that the
goddess prizes labor and dedication beyond any theatrical seeking of her
favors. The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in
anticipation of it.
He knows that when the Muse sees his butt in the chair, she will
deliver.
 (Pressfield, Turning Pro, p.99)

 

On the flight home I read "The Old Man And The Sea" for the first time.
I found a parallel to the above. Hemingway writes about how the old man
is more fastidious than all the other fishermen at keeping his fishing
lines straight and at the proper depths:

 

But, he thought, I keep them with precision. Only I have no luck any
more. But who knows? Maybe today. Every day is a new day. It is better
to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are
ready.
(Hemingway, The Old Man And The Sea)

 

That old man is a true pro.

 

JUST SOLD!:

 

 


 

"Uphill", "Duos", "Reigning Mandarin"

 

Until next week,

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

 

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