Dear Subscribers,

Greetings!
 
On Wednesday I did another paint-along demo during class. It was going well so I kept working on it the next day. New painting! "Reigning Mandarin" (8x10):
 

 
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On Friday took a trip to San Francisco (Lincoln Park) with fellow painters for a morning plein-air session. It was beautiful. I painted ~2hrs and developed a slight sunburn.
New study: "Plein-Air: From the Labyrinth" (10x8) (knife-painted)
 

 
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I'm working on a new cityscape (18x36).
The original raw ref photo:

 
First stage. Umber drawing:

 
Next stage. Painting with a knife. Starting with the car. I think retina-searing highlights are my very favorite things to paint! :)

 

 
Next stage:

 
Next stage:

 
Progress to be continued next week......
 
My Still-life Oil Painting class in Palo Alto:
Mondays and Wednesdays 9am-noon
Ongoing monthly, $250 a month
A small class in my studio (max ~6 people). All levels welcome!
Email me for more info or to be placed on the list for future months.
 
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"Measure"
 
Until next week,
 
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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