Here are the key details about his life and work:
Art Style and Technique
Genre: His work spans contemporary realism, imaginative realism, and more recently, abstraction. He is particularly known for his still life and figurative work.
Aesthetic: His paintings often reflect the language of dreams, featuring dark, intriguing tableaux with a strong use of chiaroscuro (strong contrast between light and dark). This creates a dramatic and sometimes bizarre narrative atmosphere.
Technique: Cheifetz primarily paints alla prima, meaning he applies wet paint onto previous layers of wet paint. He works directly, often using both a brush and a palette knife to create prominent, expressive, and textural brushstrokes without relying on detailed underpainting or studies.
Career and Background
Former Architect: Cheifetz was originally a trained architect (graduating from the University of Washington) before deciding to pursue art full-time in 2009. He attributes his eye for precision and composition, in part, to his architectural background.
Training: He received training in traditional representational painting at the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore.
Recognition: He is an internationally collected artist whose work has been featured in major publications and exhibited in various solo and group shows.
Current Location: He lives with his family in Olympia, Washington, USA.
Key Artistic Themes
While his subjects include figures, cityscapes, and still life, they are unified by his unique approach:
Still Life Elevation: He finds the challenge of elevating ordinary, inanimate objects to the stature of a figure or a landscape to be one of the most exciting aspects of his work.
Narrative and Symbolism: His paintings often suggest bizarre and intriguing narratives, leading the viewer to interpret the dream-like or otherworldly scene.
He is also a respected art educator, offering workshops and seminars on his painting techniques.
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