© Timothy Joseph AllenEffie
Twice from life, once from memory.

Head Study of an Italian Actor
If you would like to learn how I made this painting and follow me through the process from start to finish, you can do so here. If you sign up for a free account, you can watch the first two videos of the course for free.

Head Studies: 2005 – 2006
All made in the early days of 'the dungeon'.
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Some Portrait Studies: 2007 – 2009
The subjects: Stefania, Neil, Elizabeth, Paula and Marcello.

Portrait Study of Raffaella

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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Copying Van Dyck
A quick step-by-step on how I went about copying this gem, located in the National Gallery in London.

Copying Velázquez: Philip IV In Studio
Prior to traveling to the National Gallery in London to copy the painting in real life, I did a copy of it from a photograph. Needless to say, I found the colors to be greatly different once I had the real thing in front of me.
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Head Study of Giulia
A head study made during the course The Baroque Portrait: Discovering Velazquez.

Portrait of Kaja
One of the many paintings made during my three week stay with Odd Nerdrum in his Studio in Norway in January of 2010.