Dear Subscribers,
 
Greetings!
 
My painting "High-Noon Streetcar" is featured on the postcard for the upcoming
City Streets group show at Studio Gallery in SF. Nice!
 

 
New still life. I wanted to try something that was completely candle-lit.
 
The setup:

 
 

 
First stage:
I decided to make this a knife-painting. I cover the panel so I can work from the darkness.

 
Next stage:
This is definitely not the best way to work. I scratch in a really bad drawing with the tip of my knife.

 
Next stage:

 
Next stage:

 
Next stage:
I decide to create a very dim top light to help define the form of the apple and vase.

 
Next stage:

 
And the finished painting, "Faerie Fires" (8x10):
 

 
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An animation of the progress stages:



 
On a wee-hours lark I joined Pinterest. I'm liking it because the entertainment/effort ratio is very favorable. I have also have a Twitter account. If you're into these sorts of things, here you go!:
 
     
 
I'll be using these in moments of caffeine-inspired unproductive hedonism. That is, just before engaging in caffeine-inspired painterly productivity.
 
Until next week,
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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