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Dear Subscribers,
Greetings!
The 2 day Still Life Composition and Knife Painting Workshop took place in my studio last weekend. The students did a hell of a lot of intense composing and painting, it was awesome to behold.
My demo evolved into a finished painting.
Here is the setup:
Some of my initial thoughts/plans:
-My focus is the right green apple. Everything else will support this decision.
-De-emphasize left apple. Neutralize values and desaturate colors.
-Isolate brightest light, darkest dark, and most intense color to on or near the focal apple.
-Light coming from left creates shadows that lead and point back to the focus. Need to alter reality and adjust values so they escalate as they approach the focus.
-Glow, glow, and more glow, because why not.
Heidi snapped some early pics:
And next:
Next. This is by the end of the workshop:
Next. I continue after the shop:
And the finished painting, "Viridescent" (9x12):
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View larger image here. This painting will be a part of my Solo Show at RS Hanna Gallery in October!
Yes, composition is somewhat personal because aesthetic taste is personal. But I believe there is also an objective aspect to beauty. Good composition can be taught and can be learned. Take me for example (2007, my first winter at the Schuler School):
What a difference 7 years of learning, working, and experimenting can make, eh?
Friends, if you want to learn how to paint...start at the SCHULER SCHOOL.
'Nuff said.
Speaking of learning.....
A spot has just now opened up in an upcoming workshop in Herndon, Virginia. September 26th - 28th (Friday-Sunday) 2014 from 9:30am - 5pm. It'll go fast so please call Tricia Ratliff directly at 703.593.6444
Until next week,
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com
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