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 | Dear Subscribers, 
 Greetings!
 
 New still-life this week. I think it's got a different feel than some of my paintings. I'm excited about it.
 
 First, the setup:
 
  
 The setup isn't much to look at, pretty boring actually, but I had a mental image of how I wanted the finished painting to look....and this was a good starting point.
 
 Next stage:
 
  
 I'm trying to create a focused pool of light around the sake carafe, with a composition that circles the eye into the dark and then back into the light again.
 
 Next stage:
 
  
 Next stage:
 
  
 And the completed painting, "Sake & Plums" (14x11):
 
 
  
 JUST SOLD!:
 
    "Mango & Agua" and "Morning Light"
 
 Until next week,
 
 David A. N. Cheifetz
 www.davidcheifetz.com
 
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