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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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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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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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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.