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													Dear Subscribers, Greetings. 
												
													It's been a while. I hope you are doing well. I have nothing clever to say, but a lot of new work to show you.   First are two more 6x6 minis, with nifty time lapse videos: 
												
													
													
														
															  Drink (6x6 oil on linen ACM, sold) 
												
													
													
														
															  Sake, Foil, and Red (6x6 oil on linen ACM, available $1200 USD) 
												
													Next. I've experimented with abstract painting in the past. When I say abstract, I mean full abstract--more abstract than the typical amount of abstraction involved in my representational painting. With this little painting, I have begun a period of composing cityscapes fully from imagination. In other words, I'm abstracting from the abstracted ideas of city/landscape features that I hold in my mind. When I finished this little painting, I realized that maybe I'm an abstract painter after all, and it feels good.
   I didn't take any process pictures/videos of this one. I just had to dive in without distractions. 
												
													
													
														
															  City By The Light Divided (6x6 oil on linen ACM, sold) 
												
													My experience with this painting has permanently altered the way I approach cityscapes going forward.  
												
													I made a painting to keep for myself. My daughter was face-painted by a friend (another artist). Too cute, had to paint. 
												
													
													
														
															  L with Face Paint (24x12 oil on panel) 
												
													I've created two 12x12 paintings on Artefex Allinpanel (linen on aluminum) for this upcoming show.   First, a still life. As you can see from the video, it was a journey of trial and error: 
												
													
													
														
															  "The Artifact" (12x12 oil on Artefex Allinpanel, available through Gallery 1261) 
												
													Next, a cityscape. Like the previous cityscape, totally from imagination. No video, but here are some progress pics: 
												
													And the finished painting: 
												
													
													
														
															  "Into The Vale of Last Lights" (12x12 oil on Artefex Allinpanel, available through Gallery 1261) 
												
													
													
														
															  Drink 
												
													
													
														
															  City By The Light Divided 
												
													Thank you for reading. Until next time, Best wishes -David |