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Greetings!

 

I started a new still life. This will be a tighter painting, a rarity
for me. Once in a while it happens, like when I painted "Cocoon"
  (larger image here
 ). Still, tightness is
relative, and I still don't go anywhere near as tight as many
painters...So maybe I should say I'm creating the illusion of
tightness. My favorite portion of a painting is in the beginning/middle
stages, so it takes an extra something for me to dwindle near the end,
creating tightness. I don't want to leave this territory completely
unexplored so I'm forcing myself to do it, and the composition of this
current painting reflects that theme. I guess I'll explain it more next
week.

 

The setup:

 
 

 

First stage. Part of me really hesitates to show how sloppy I've been
getting in block-in, because it goes against the method that I
currently teach and that I was taught. This sloppy stuff is not a good
way to do it when you're a student. Plus starting on a white panel,
boo! I've been doing this disclaimer thing a lot lately.....


 

 
 

 

Next stage: (See? Now I gotta cover all that pesky white)
 
 

 

Next stage:
 
 

 

Next stage:

 
 

 

To Be Continued next week.......

 

JUST SOLD!:

  

"The Grape"  

 

Until next week,

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com  

 

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