Dear Subscribers,

 

Greetings!

 

Last week's newsletter was misdated in the subject line. So if you
missed it, here you go: David Cheifetz Newsletter | October 26 | A
Sea-change  

 

The #2 workshop   in TX is
filling quickly. If you'd like to join us, here's the info:

2015 April 24-27:  4 Day Still-life Composition and Painting Workshop

Killaby Fine Art School & Studio
  - Lindale, TX

contact: Maureen Killaby

[email protected]   ph:(903) 830-6694

Limited to 8 spots. Tuition: $525 

 

New still life. The setup:

 
 

 

Stages:

 
 

 

 
 

 

"Hello dad....Keep painting cuz I'm emptying your fridge at an alarming
rate."

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

And the finished painting, "Grapefruit on The Pass"
  (8x10):

 

  

 

(Available, hit reply for purchase inquiries. Click through the image
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See larger image here  .

 

This peeled grapefruit is pretty tight compared to much of my work. My
tolerance for tightness has gradually been changing over the years. I
always found the idea of painting "photographic" really off-putting.
Like, what's the point. But I'm realizing there is a way to be tight in
a way that showcases life without imitating photography-- and not many
artists can successfully achieve this. This really hit home for me when
I saw the Sprick show
 . He can paint very
tight but the result has nothing to do with being photographic. His
paintings are beyond photography- they express a fantastical but
revealing view of reality, an achievement not possible by photo, and
leave room for a huge range of emotional interpretation that is, again,
not possible with a photo.
Anyway, this has inspired me to observe my subjects with greater care
and patience. Along with that comes a need to be more fluid with how I
use my tools. I ask myself what the best tool for each job is. Is this
a time for a brush? A knife? I little tiny brush? I'm releasing some of
my old self-imposed dogma.

 

I've started a new still life involving saran wrap and leaves. Here is
a closeup preview:

 
 

 

JUST SOLD!:

  

Vase, Leaves, & Red
 

 

Until next week,

David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com  

 

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