Dear Subscribers,

Greetings!

I added a new section on the website, just for fun. I call it Random
 . It's filled with some random
information about my favorite art materials and other stuff that I will
update randomly. Take a look!

I just completed a portrait commission! I took some photos of the
stages. For this portrait, I started from life with a smaller
color/composition study that I used in conjunction with photos as
reference for the final piece.

First stage:
 
 

next:
 
 

next:
 
 

next:
 
 

and the completed work, now up on the website, "Annabel"
  (14x11):

  

This was my first (human) portrait commission and it was a good
experience. I like the pose--very dignified and 'regal' posture for an
11-year-old!!

Two new Minis
 !:

"Cup & Tangerine"
  (6x6):
  

"Lily & Plum" 
(6x6):
  

This next one bit the dust...scraped and wiped into oblivion. The
composition wasn't working, very scatter-shot and awkward, and the
aspect of that flower was somehow unnerving:
 
 

A 5-minute vine charcoal sketch from life:
 
 

A longer pose, vine charcoal:
 
 

My struggle with watercolor continues....I thought this one turned out
okay, but the flower shapes are too vague:
 
 


JUST SOLD!:

 


    

 

 

"Calla Lillies & Tangerine"; "Cup & Tangerine"; "Lily & Plum";
"Annabel"; "Inferno"

Until next week,

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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