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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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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