Dear Subscribers,

 

Greetings!

 

New still life.

The setup:

Look at this setup. It looks terrible. It would be terribly boring if I
was painting literally. But I set it up because I had an image in my
mind of how to bring something interesting out of that drill. The
physical setup is just a tool to get there.

I keep saying this because I really believe it: It's not what you paint,
but how you paint it.

 

 
 

 

First stage:

Shape of shadow. My block-ins seem to be getting sloppier with time. Not
a good thing or a bad thing-- It's okay as long as you know you'll be
able to save yourself later. But if you struggle with proportion and
perspective, I would recommend a tighter block-in.

 
 

 

Next stage:

Just the knife from here on out. Placing vague grapey blobs to round out
the composition.

 
 

 

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Next stage:

This strategy has become a valuable tool for me ever since the Leffel
workshop I attended: warmer and darker in front, cooler and lighter
behind the subject. Kind of a landscape in miniature...aerial
perspective.

 
 

 

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And the finished painting, "The Spire"
  (9x12):

 

  

 

(Click through the image above to Like it, Pin it, Tweet it. This
painting will debut at my Catch A Rising Star
  show in
September)

View larger version here 
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JUST SOLD!:

 
 

"Venerable Slice"

 

Until next week,

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com  

 

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