Dear Subscribers,
 
Greetings!
 
Two new still-lifes this week. After the recent binge of light-background paintings, I was in the mood for some darkness.
 
The first one I forgot to take progress photos of--here is the final piece..
"Self-Peeling Clementine on Derivative Field" (9x12)
 

 
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And another one:
 
The setup:

 
First stage. Block-in:

 
Next stage. Knowing that the tangerine and lemon slice would be my center of interest, I begin painting there first:

 
Next stage:

 
Next stage. I start using a palette knife to apply thick paint to the fruit:

 
Next stage. I decide to pump up the glow on the lemon slice and reduce for the tangerine. I start shaping the kettlebell highlight with a palette knife. In this stage you see I have a red light in the shadow of the cup but I decide it is competing with the color of the fruits, so I decide to ditch it in favor of a stronger orange reflection (as seen in final)

 
And the finished painting: "Kettlebell & Citrus" (8x8):
 


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I attending two evening portrait sessions this week (both approx 3hrs long).
 
"Head Sketch: Pink Hair" (12x9):
 

 
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"Head Sketch: Sidelong Glance" (12x9):
 

 
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On Monday last week my still-life class was packed to max capacity! (6 students):
 

 
If you are interested in attending in future months, email me.
Details: Palo Alto, California. $250/month. Mon+Weds 9am-noon.
 
Until next week,
 
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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