Dear Subscribers,
 
Greetings!
 
During my still-life class on Wednesday I did a paint-along demo (i think approx 2.5 hrs):
 

 
There is a space opening up for March.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 9am-noon, $250/month
Email me for more info.
 
I have just finished a big new cityscape!
My original reference photo:

 
I decide to exaggerate the warmth of the foreground and the coolness of the distant background. For added interest I tone the panel in the opposite configuration, so bits of complimentary color will shine through. I sketch the layout in umber.
 
   
 
After the umber drawing, it's all painted by knife.
 
   
 
   
 
And the finished painting, "High-Noon Streetcar" (36x18):
 

 

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Progress at Safehouse Atelier night figure class:
 

 
Progress on face:
Before:

 
After:

 
Until next week,
 
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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