| Dear Subscribers, Greetings! New still-life; continuing some themes from last week. The setup:  First stage:  Next stage:  Next stage:  And the finished painting, now up on the website, "Quarantine" (8x10)  Having finished this painting early in the week and being pleased with the result, I got all cocky and proceeded to bomb the next two painting attempts. What went wrong? I'm learning that when I end up wiping out a painting, it's nearly always because I don't have a clear mental vision of the finished painting from the very start. As a result I waffle, flounder, and produce something that doesn't excite me. I'll show you one of them. It was going okay, but lacked drama and purpose... it was dull and empty:  Sooner or later, this lesson will sink in. Sooner would be good. JUST SOLD!:  "Three Clementines" Until next week! David A. N. Cheifetz www.davidcheifetz.com *If you have comments, questions, or feedback, feel free to shoot me an email and we'll have a conversation. *If you think a friend would enjoy my artwork, feel free to forward this newsletter. They can subscribe by clicking on the Email Newsletter button on my site. |