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Feature in the DePauw Magazine and Interview
I am delighted and honored to be featured in the latest issue of the The DePauw Magazine along with other fellow artist and musician alumni. The full interview was published on “The Boulder” on DePauw’s website:https://www.depauw.edu/theboulder/…/timothy-joseph-allen-92/ Else, if you want to see how it looked in the printed magazine, you can see it here: https://issuu.com/dpupublications/docs/dpu_mag_fall_2019 My […]
Rome Salon 2019: New Works from Figurative Painters in Rome
This Friday, May 17th, 2019, months of work will come to fruition. I and Denise Melvin, a friend and fellow painter, organized the first ever ‘Rome Salon’; a group show that brings together a total of nine figurative painters in a venue perfect for the occasion: the Sala Margana located just West of Piazza Venezia. […]
Caravaggio and the Art of Subversion
The essence of the lecture focused on how a formal analysis can lead to an interpretation of a painting that is different from the implied narrative, an interpretation that can even go far enough to subvert the narrative and accompanying dogma.
“The Portrait of Arianna” Selected for the Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils
My sincere thanks to the jury for selecting the painting. The 2018 exhibition will be held at McBride Gallery, located in Annapolis, Maryland, October 28 – November 25, 2018.
A Contemporary Contrarian in a Kingless Court
To be a figurative painter in the 21st century is to send a hand-written letter standard post in a world of immediate encrypted text messages or to be a mechanic of a steam engine in an era of rockets to Mars…
Thank You, Indiana University
The Alumni Association has included me in the most recent edition of their magazine with a feature on the upcoming Renaissance Retreat.
Arianna in Profile
Below: the framed portrait.
Arianna
The first portrait to be completed while following the strict diet of “white is light”, instruction on the technique courtesy of Charles Weed.
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