Dear Subscribers,

Greetings. There is a fancy and exciting new element near the end of this newsletter.  Are you excited yet?
 
Hooray, new casts have arrived for my class! In April I'm offering the option of charcoal cast drawing in addition to still-life oil instruction. For class details or to get on the waiting list, email me.
 

 
These are the facial features of Michelangelo's David, pretty standard fare for learning cast drawing. I'm looking forward to practicing with them, it's been WAY too long.
 
My upcoming solo show at R.S. Hanna Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas is now detailed on the events page of their website!
 

          
 
 
My painting "Succor" has been accepted into this year's OPA (Oil Painters of America) National Juried Exhibition in Evergreen, Colorado.
 
       
 
New cityscape this week.
My raw reference photo:

 
First stage:

 
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And the finished painting, "Uphill" (24x12)
 

 

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Brittany, one of my students, inspired this next thing. She showed me an artist blog that had an animation for the creation of a painting. I thought that was awesome. So I think I'll be doing that on a regular basis. Looky!-->
 

 
A link to this animation (a bigger version) is available on on this painting's webpage.
 
After that surge of cityscapes, I'm feeling the urge for still-life.
 
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Until next week,
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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