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Caravaggio Part I: Flesh Illuminated

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Velazquez Revisited: Portraits alla Prima

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Blue Smoke: Life Drawing in Charcoal and Pastel on Blue Paper

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Destination Rembrandt in Review

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 [...]

Knight in an Evening Landscape

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

Copying Caravaggio

Michela Ragusa racconta la sua esperienza…

Wanted: Models for Life Drawing and Portraits

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.

The Palette of Velazquez

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: