Dear Subscribers,

Greetings!

New still-life; continuing some themes from last week.
The setup:
 
 

First stage:
 
 

Next stage:
 
 

Next stage:
 
 

And the finished painting, now up on the website, "Quarantine"
  (8x10)

  

Having finished this painting early in the week and being pleased with
the result, I got all cocky and proceeded to bomb the next two painting
attempts. What went wrong? I'm learning that when I end up wiping out a
painting, it's nearly always because I don't have a clear mental vision
of the finished painting from the very start. As a result I waffle,
flounder, and produce something that doesn't excite me.
I'll show you one of them. It was going okay, but lacked drama and
purpose... it was dull and empty:

 
 

Sooner or later, this lesson will sink in. Sooner would be good.

JUST SOLD!:
 
 
"Three Clementines"

Until next week!

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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