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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