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A Break in the Rain along the Tiber

The painting was started this past summer on a sunny July morning.  The initial result wasn’t satisfying, so a second onsite attempt was made to finish the painting, but it still didn’t turn out the way I would have liked.  I went back…
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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.
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Villas of Rome, Volume I

*Villa Ada: Collection of Joseph and Angela RochlitzVilla BorgheseView of the Circus Maximus*La Caffarella: Private Collection All paintings made in the Summer of 2010 during a painting workshop entitled "The Villas of Rome - Painting…
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Three Sisters

A comment carried over from the old website: Kareen wrote: Simply magnificent. Am privileged to have seen this one grow in different stages, and the finished product is superb.. The glows, the details. Very well done maestro. Date…