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Greetings!

Last week's scraped painting was followed by a funky space: a full day of sketching still life ideas, composing, and recomposing, ultimately to no avail. Those days are frustrating, but bursts of creation usually follow soon after. I'm learning to embrace the slog through mud. A trip to the thrift store for objects and to the grocery store for produce helped bring the mojo back:



New still life!
The setup:


First stage. The leaf and tangerine area will be the focus:


Next stage:


Fearing rapid wilt, I was sure to paint the leaf first. A good thing too, cuz this soon happened:


Next stage:


Next stage:


And the finished painting, "Cabbage Leaf Sheltering A Tangerine" (12x12):



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And another new still life. Man, I just never get tired of still life. I love it.
The setup:


First stage. The forward melon slice will be the focus. I thought it would be interesting to make two similar groupings; each involving melon, tangerine, and colored glass. With the slice from one paired with the whole from the other:


Next stage:


Next stage:


Next stage. I decide to create a path of light to give flow to the composition:


Next stage:


And the finished painting, "Slice On A Path From Orange To Orange" (12x12):



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I've still got blinders on for my Solo Show in July, but another event this year is on the horizon. In September, my gallery RS Hanna Gallery is having a show titled "Catch A Rising Star" (for the gallery's emerging artists). It's gonna be a good one.

Thanks for reading, I appreciate it.

Until next week,
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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