Effie
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'.
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…
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.