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Watercolors from the Grand Canyon

I'm finally getting around to bringing over all remaining images from the old website.  Here are the watercolors I made while traveling 14 days down the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon in September of 2008. Some comments on…
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Portrait of Saga alla Prima

Those of you with me for Figure Drawing on Thursdays at the end of the Spring session in 2014 probably remember the evening Saga walked in to join us: a six-foot (+?) Swedish girl with long rich red curly hair, white skin and lips painted…
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Sunset at Rocca Calascio

Made in June, 2013 during a weekend painting workshop in Rocca Calascio.  It took me longer than I would have wished to get it varnished and framed.  Below is a screenshot from the video that was made after the excursion.  Watch the entire…
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The Duchess

The Duchess was pre-selected for the National Gallery in London's BP Portrait Award in 2015. Related story: The Duchess in London Begun in July of 2014 and completed November 7th shortly after a week-long trip to London, which included…
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Three-Hour Figure Studies from 2013

The following works were made as demonstrations during my 3-hour figure painting classes every Saturday afternoon in the Spring of 2013.  For more on my school, please visit the PADASOR website.  If you are interested in purchasing…
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Portrait of My Uncle, Joseph P. Allen IV

My third attempt at the BP National Portrait Gallery competition (2014).  Given the poetic paradox between medium and subject matter (oil-portrait-meets-astronaut), I thought my chances were good.  Again rejected.