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Copying Van Dyck
A quick step-by-step on how I went about copying this gem, located in the National Gallery in London.
Netherland: Behind the Scenes
Watch a time-lapse video on the evolution of “Netherland.”
Netherland
News Update, June 2013 Netherland was pre-selected for the for the 7th Figurativas Painting and Sculpture Competition 2013, in Barcelona, Spain. Netherland is the first completed work from a series of paintings started in the Fall of 2011 in collaboration with the model Giulia S. A special thank you to her for insisting we set a deadline […]
For Maestro
There are Painters who teach And Teachers who paint And there is Kingsley His performance as Teacher Gave me courage and discipline His performance as Painter Proved him right Show me, fair Caesar A Kingly star to sail by And I’ll call it by name: Maestro
Giulia with an Earring
Made during a PADASOR portrait painting class.
Self-Portrait at Age 42: A Caravaggio Palette
This is a self-portrait that I did during the course Caravaggio Part I: Flesh Illuminated. It centered on a palette made exclusively of the following Williamsburg paints: Canton Rose; Italian Lemon Ochre; Italian Black Roman Earth; Italian Pompeii Red.
The Eternal Development of a Painter’s Website
Updated: October 14th, 2014 Time again for a change. Long overdue for an update with new work. Embarrassingly overdue in transferring all content from the old website (circa 2009) to this one. Target date: January 1, 2015! Updated: May 22nd, 2014 Partly bored, mostly tired of having to completely re-learn a custom theme in order to […]
Three Self-Portraits: Three Ways to Paint
Control your edges to find the air.
Cleopatra
The time that passed from start to finish was almost a year, but the actual time it took to complete was about 5 sittings of two hours each, the last of which was just me before the mirror.
News
Group Painting Exhibition: “Seeing is Believing”March 4, 2024 - 12:37 pm
Together We Art: an Upcoming Exhibition and Silent Auction for the Life Project 4 YouthOctober 9, 2022 - 4:39 pm
Caravaggio Studies
Decoding Caravaggio: Bridging the Gap between Technical Analysis, Theory and PerformanceJune 18, 2024 - 10:19 am
Investigating Caravaggio: What Can Technical Analysis Tell us about Technique?May 6, 2024 - 11:36 am
Recent Work
Castro: L’Argentiera at SunsetJuly 19, 2026 - 10:52 am
CirceJune 20, 2026 - 9:39 am
Self-Portrait as Rembrandt in the PADASOR StudioDecember 5, 2025 - 1:02 pm
© TJALife Study of LunaNovember 1, 2025 - 4:00 pm
© TJAFirst Day in IliumSeptember 19, 2025 - 4:37 pm
CourtshipMay 29, 2025 - 1:11 pm
© TJALa Veduta da BarsentoSeptember 5, 2024 - 12:24 pm
PADASOR
- Welcome to PADASOR – A Video Tour May 22, 2026
- Michael Harding comes to PADASOR! September 22, 2025
- Courses Announced for Fall 2025 August 26, 2025
- The PADASOR 2025 Exhibition June 2, 2025
- Courses Announced for Spring 2025 January 14, 2025
- Courses Announced for Fall 2024 September 2, 2024
- Learning to Draw and Paint: an Educational Odyssey August 24, 2023
- Painting the Self-Portrait with Nick Chaundy: Mirrors and Magic August 17, 2023
pLog
- “To Excel the Past…” May 15, 2024
- “Last Words” on Painting March 27, 2024
- Trans Oxides vs. Siennas January 29, 2024
- The Flat Tint January 28, 2024
- Yarn Weaving October 12, 2023
- pLog Pith XVIII November 6, 2022
- Book Note of the Day: Preservation of Breadth September 18, 2022
- Video: Lessons from Van Dyck September 5, 2022