Dear Subscribers,
 
Greetings!
It's the late edition.
 
The David Leffel workshop in Baltimore last week was awesome. I learned a ton. On the first morning he did a 2-hour still-life demo:
 
Leffel's setup-

 
working-

 
the demo-

 
Then we worked on our own still lifes while David circulated and taught.
On the third day he did a 2-hour portrait demo:
 
the model

 
block-in

 
finishing up

 
I'm still processing the information Leffel imparted to us. Time will tell how much I can take from the experience. It was so helpful to have this master giving advice while I was painting the following still life and portrait:
 
New still-life from the workshop, "Two Tangerines" (11x14):
(forgot to take progress shots)
 

 
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New portrait from the workshop, "Molly" (14x11):
 

 
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Trees changing color in Maryland:

 
On the plane I had to take a photo of this awesome airline art:
 

 
Cup smashing into snout-face lip chin. Not sure what's going on here, but clearly Airtran has made budget cuts in the art department.
 

*Class info*

I am starting a still-life oil painting class. I plan to begin in January (possibly Feb, depends). Looking for 4-5 students max to cram into small space. The class will be on a monthly tuition basis: $250 a month. Mondays and Wednesdays 9am-noon. No oil painting experience required, but some drawing skills would be good. Located in Palo Alto, California. Just off of El Camino Real. Email if interested!
 
Until next week,
 
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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