Dear Subscribers,


Greetings! It is good to be back at the easel.

We were down in San Francisco visiting family and looking for a new
apartment in south bay to rent starting next month. Yes, we are soon
moving again!

 

I happened to take a few photos while in SF, which resulted in a new
(and larger) cityscape this week!

 

The original photo:

 
 

I messed around with this in photoshop for awhile, experimenting with
different colors and compositions until I had what I wanted.

 

The first stage:

 
 

I decided to make this painting all about the tracks. I really played up
the light on them.

 

The next stage:

 
 

 

Next:

 
 

 

And the finished painting, "Trolley Tracks"
  (16x20):

 

  

 

JUST SOLD!:

  

"Blaze"  , from Carmen's
Gallery  .

 

Until next week,

 

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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