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Entries by tja
Self-Portrait in the Shadows
Comment carried over from the old website: cass wrote: I love the feeling of being stared down by the artist. Self portraits hold the abyss of emotion and I enjoy staring back. This one is deliciously mysterious. Date 2008-10-18 13:08:33
Emily
A comment carried over from the old website: Staci Receveur wrote: The artist has truly captured this subject’s vulnerability…I think I can see her soul. Date 2009-09-21 13:03:31
Courtship
I remember this painting as the quintessential example of a start that gave no hint of the coming finish. Its antithesis is The Hunt; I sketched what I wanted and that’s what it became.
The Hunt
A comment by me pulled from the old website and originally written on October 12th, 2008, 19:03:39: A friend recently asked me, “what were you thinking when you did this?” Will a poem do? (The following poem was written in the Summer of 1998, maybe a month or two after the painting was finished.) The Hunt From […]
If Destiny Had Wings
A comment carried over from the old website by my friend Kipp: Brilliant! Still my favorite. Someone owns this painting, right? It really should be mine… Date 2010-07-02 16:38:23
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