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tja2013-08-09 21:58:432026-07-03 00:45:27Roman Sky
Head Studies from 2013
The following works were made as demonstrations during my 3-hour portrait painting classes every Saturday morning in the Spring of 2013. For more on my school, please visit the PADASOR website. If you are interested in purchasing one…
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tja2013-03-19 21:23:402014-11-04 22:07:34Song for the Dying Fish
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…

Giulia with an Earring
Made during a PADASOR portrait painting class.
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tja2012-09-09 22:02:562015-04-04 17:35:12Portrait of Beatrice
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tja2012-06-12 11:04:542016-02-15 09:09:04Portrait of a Young Italian
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;
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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.