Dear Subscribers,


Greetings!

 

New cityscape this week.

 

The setup:

 
 

I took this photo on Market Street in San Francisco.

I imagine a painting that is really atmospheric, with subdued color, and
with the building in sharper focus and higher contrast than it's
surroundings.

 

First stage:

 
 

 

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Next stage:

 
 

 

At this point, I decided that I was done. Finished! Cut to 45 minutes
later, with my paints cleaned up, and the photo uploaded to my website:
I decided that I was not done. Back to the easel....

 

And now, the finished painting, "At The Crossing"
  (18x24):

 

  

 

I'm still not sure whether the painting works better now than before,
but I'm much more satisfied with it. It's closer to the original vision
I had when I chose that photo as a starting point. I guess I'm just a
sucker for high contrast.

 

My painting "Trolley Tracks"
  has been chosen
to participate in the upcoming Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art
  at Legacy Gallery! (April 21
- May 19)

 

  

 

Here are a bunch of 5-minute gesture drawings from the evening class I'm
taking:

 

 
 

 

 

I have added a new section to the website. On the email newsletter
signup page  , there is now a
link to read past issues. You will find a list of several past
newsletters for your perusal if you are deathly bored at work, or maybe
you are a curious new subscriber (and deathly bored). Enjoy!

 

I had a great thrift-store still-life find today. Very exciting. Yes,
these things excite me now. So expect a still-life with a dirty brass
tea kettle soon. I'm also planning another big vertical cityscape, just
waiting for delivery of a 36x18 panel.

 

Until next week,

 

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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