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David leffel, a variation in orange, oil on canvas, 30 x 27 inches, david leffels available work. Sherrie mcgraw, an artist and former drawing instructor at the art students league nyc, recounts this episode in the books forward. David leffel the great guardian bright light fine art david a. The exhibition is the first major retrospective for the 84yearold leffel, who is regarded as a modern day. The film captures david s intensity for the discipline of. This passion eventually led him to enroll in parsons school of design, as well as fordham university. A visual journey of insight, sherrie mcgraw interviews david about his life as one contemporary artist who has had a profound and lasting influence on professional artists all. Oct 30, 2005 aside from his mastery of chiaroscuro and realist style, david leffel is a rare artist who can articulate the process of painting and what it is to experience the world as a true artist. A visual journey of insight traces his selfportrait. Oil painting secrets from a master book by linda cateura.
Leffel in his studio surrounded by his work, talking about a subject he is most passionate about abstract realism. Leffel has written two books that have met worldwide acclaim for their ability to integrate his understanding of technical aspects of painting with his philosophy and humor. Aside from his mastery of chiaroscuro and realist style, david leffel is a rare artist who can articulate the process of painting and what it is to experience the world as a true artist. David leffel s work will be on display in an exhibition at george stern fine arts in west hollywood, ca, until november 9, 20. The way he handles a brush and many of the comments he makes as he paints are amazing and spot on. David a leffel is an american painter born in 1931 in brooklyn, n. Oil painting secrets from a master by linda cateura, david a. His 2004 book, an artist teaches, details many of leffels thoughts on painting, chiefly that rather than conventional emphasis on technique, leffel stresses the visual concept that must first exist in the painters mind. Apr 06, 2016 in an artist teaches, david uses his own finished masterpieces to show how he solved some of the most daunting problems facing beginning and professional artists when painting in oil.