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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