
Knight in an Evening Landscape
A time-elapsed evolution of a recent painting by TJA. Click on the image above to view the video.
Register today for the course starting February…
Register today for the course starting February…
Register today for the course starting February…
My thanks to Rossana, Nadia, Franco, Paolo and Amel for a grand expedition. Though careful steps were planned from lesson to lesson, it was always amazing to see the diversity of interpretation and execution. There were several key technical discoveries: Rich blacks were achieved with a mix of Ivory Black and Crimson Lake over layers [...]

A time-elapsed evolution of a recent painting by TJA. Click on the image above to view the video.


The Painting and Drawing Art Studio of Rome is looking for models for the upcoming Fall semester. Courses have a maximum of 6 students + the instructor; the environment is respectful and courteous. The pay is €15 per hour for life drawing (nude modeling) and €7,50 per hour for portrait modeling.

Above: V (and his palette) in Las Meninas. Below: the palette of Velázquez according to the book “Velázquez – The Technique of Genius” by Jonathan Brown and Carmen Garrido:
