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Greetings!

New workshop announcement. The dates for the second Lindale TX workshop have been finalized:

2015 April 24-27:  4 Day Still-life Composition and Painting Workshop

Killaby Fine Art School & Studio - Lindale, TX

contact: Maureen Killaby

[email protected]   ph:(903) 830-6694

Limited to 8 spots. Tuition: $525

Back from a quick trip to Denver. Firstly:

I'm so happy that the timing of the 1261 reception allowed me to see Daniel Sprick's "Fictions" at the Denver Art Museum before it comes down next month.

You can view the full list of spectacular images on Sprick's website, so I'll just post some closeups here:

I'm pretty sure that the following is not hyperbole, although I'm still reeling a little from the experience. I have never spent so long looking at a group of paintings. I have never seen a better museum exhibit. I'm not really a museum person, but I just walked around that one room for hours. Emotionally, the only art viewing experience that I found comparable was when I saw the Bernini sculptures at the Villa Borghese. Maybe it's partially because I've been painting for a bit now so each stroke and value and temperature and scumble tells a tale of intense care and effort that I can empathically experience. Or maybe not. Maybe I would have felt the same way regardless. I know I came away from it changed and inspired. I just don't know how quite yet. I think it will take me some time to process. It flipped a switch in my brain. I'm on the precipice of some great leap forward in my painting but I have no idea what form that will take.

At this point my trip was already a success. But of course, the first reason for coming:

The reception on Friday for Contemporary Realism at Gallery 1261 was great. It was packed. You know what's awesome? When newsletter subscribers come out for a show and say hi. Thank you. It means a lot to me.

I flaked and didn't even take a photo of the wall my 3 paintings are on. There might be some pictures from that night forthcoming from other sources but not sure.

Ok, back to the nitty gritty.

Two new paintings this week.

The setup:

I want to isolate the red around my focal onion/foil.

And the finished painting, "Bedlam of Foil and Onions" (9x12):

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See the larger image here. Easier to see.

Studio visit.

The setup:

And the finished painting, "What went down on Tuesday" (6x6):

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JUST SOLD!:

"Patience" (this also just took Finalist in the September Boldbrush Competition)

Until next week,

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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