Dear Subscribers,

Greetings!
Welcome to the late edition.

This week was a difficult one, but with some good lessons for myself.
One of my biggest weaknesses is the propensity to under-plan my
paintings. I just want to jump in already!!, but sometimes I pay the
price....especially on larger pieces. It ends up taking much longer, and
with worse results. So in lieu of saying "Bad week, nothing to show,
win-some-lose-some," I'll go ahead and take you through it.

I forgot to photograph the actual setup, so we'll jump to the first
stage. This is a 16x20 panel:
 
 

I have a loose image in my mind, but not a complete image, figuring the
rest of the painting will just work itself out. Silly......

Next stage:
 
 

Next stage:
 
 
The scene is too empty (surprise).... now I'm stuck with the task of
filling out the composition.

Next stage:
 
 

Maybe this ledge will fix it........nope.

Final stage:
 
 

One of the ways I see if I'm done with a painting is to sign it,
photograph it, and look at the digital image on my computer. Well, it
just doesn't work. There are parts that I like, but at this point I'm
sick of it and it will be more productive to move on to the next one.
One of my teachers once said, "Don't polish a turd." I like that. Death
to painting....

Until next week,

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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