The Duchess in London

The BP National Portrait Gallery of London Portrait Competition took a step in the right direction this year by splitting the judging process into two stages: an initial selection from images submitted digitally, then a final selection made…
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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…

Portrait of the Artist’s Mother

A work still in progress, but I see some light through the trees.  Photos by the artist's father, Dr. David T. Allen.

TJA on Google Open Gallery

I am pleased to announce that I am now a part of the Google Open Gallery.

For Maestro

  There are Painters who teach And Teachers who paint And there is Kingsley His performance as Teacher Gave me courage and discipline His performance as Painter Proved him right Show me, fair Caesar A Kingly star to sail by And…

The Eternal Development of a Painter’s Website

Updated: October 14th, 2014 Time again for a change.  Long overdue for an update with new work.  Embarrassingly overdue in transferring all content from the old website (circa 2009) to this one.  Target date: January 1, 2015! Updated:…
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Jewel

Painted in 1995, my first attempt at a full-size nude yielded a great anecdote of a painter in need of a model.