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Greetings!

New still life.
The setup:
Look at this setup. It looks terrible. It would be terribly boring if I was painting literally. But I set it up because I had an image in my mind of how to bring something interesting out of that drill. The physical setup is just a tool to get there.
I keep saying this because I really believe it: It's not what you paint, but how you paint it.



First stage:
Shape of shadow. My block-ins seem to be getting sloppier with time. Not a good thing or a bad thing-- It's okay as long as you know you'll be able to save yourself later. But if you struggle with proportion and perspective, I would recommend a tighter block-in.


Next stage:
Just the knife from here on out. Placing vague grapey blobs to round out the composition.


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Next stage:
This strategy has become a valuable tool for me ever since the Leffel workshop I attended: warmer and darker in front, cooler and lighter behind the subject. Kind of a landscape in miniature...aerial perspective.


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And the finished painting, "The Spire" (9x12):



(Click through the image above to Like it, Pin it, Tweet it. This painting will debut at my Catch A Rising Star show in September)

View larger version here.

JUST SOLD!:

"Venerable Slice"

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

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