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.
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.
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.
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.