Dear Subscribers,

 

Greetings!

 

New still-life this week.

 

The setup:

 
 

My concept was to bring the front pitcher into focus with sharp edges
and high contrast, while making the big pitcher soft-edged, loose, and
high-key. And to use the color of the glass to balance the composition.

 

First stage:

 
 

Umber block-in.

This was actually the third block-in, the first two didn't fill the
space well.

 

Next stage:

 
 

My favorite stage of painting... when form first emerges.

 

Next stage:

 
 

At this point I realize that the big pitcher isn't nearly as high-key as
I wanted.

 

Next stage:

 
 

I still want to push the big pitcher back even more than this. I do that
and finish up some detail areas on the small pitcher and the glass.

 

And the finished painting, "A Hazy Shade"
  (10x8):

 

  

 

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Progress on the life figure painting continues:

 
 

 

 
 

Spent a long time on that hand.

 

We didn't end up getting make-up time with last month's model, so it's
'done'.

"Study of Eliza" 
(24x18):

 

  

 

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After sending out the newsletter with my latest self-portrait last week,
I was like dang, should have included all my past self-portraits to show
the progress I've made over the last couple years. Well, here it is:

 

March 2009:

 
 

 

June 2009:

 
 

 

June 2010:

 
 

 

August 2011:

 
 

 

Until next week,

 

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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