Dear Subscribers,

 

Greetings.

 

Today! Catch A Rising Star
  begins!

 

 

The show runs Sept 1st-30th and the opening reception is on September
6th. If you are in the Fredericksburg area, hope you can check it out.
I'm very happy with this group of paintings.

 

Also, the Waterfront group show at STUDIO Gallery
  begins on Wednesday
the 4th, with the opening reception on Sunday the 8th.

 

 
 

 

Wow, thanks everybody. Due to your support, my podcast Impast Logs
  got the top spot on New & Noteworthy in the visual arts section
of the iTunes store:

 

 
 

 

Temporary egoic thrills aside, it's very rewarding that some of you are
finding it interesting and that I get to share what I've learned with
other artists. And thanks for your ratings and reviews, those really
help out with visibility in iTunes.

 

As you've probably noticed if you are subscribed to the show, the second
episode
  is out! The Q&A segment gets specific with some oil painting
stuff and the main topic is more of a general issue for all creative
peoples.

 

New still life.

The setup:

 
 

What I found interesting about this was the placement of light. The
light is behind the objects, and really close (as you can see from the
radiating cast shadows).

 

First stage:

 
 

 

Next stage:

 
 

 

Next stage:

 
 

 

Next stage:

 
 

 

Next stage: If you look closely you'll noticed that I corrected the
alignment of the ellipse between the stage above and the stage below.
The axis of the ellipse should not be completely vertical, because the
center axis of the urn is not completely horizontal. It is a subtle but
very significant change. Don't skimp on your precision.


 
 

 

And the finished painting, "Moonlit Urn"
  (8x16):

 

  

 

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Until next week,

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com  

 

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