The Nightstand
Head Study of an Italian Actor
If you would like to learn how I made this painting and…
Marina in a Fur Hat
Portrait of a Roman Actress
A Break in the Rain in Villa Borghese
Portrait of a Young Law Student
Arianna in Profile
Arianna
The first portrait to be completed while following the strict diet of "white is light", instruction on the technique courtesy of Charles Weed.
Salome in Waiting
"Salome" is available for purchase, including the frame, if desired. If you are interested, please contact me.
The Dig
"The Dig" is available for purchase, including the frame, if desired. If you are interested, please contact me.
The Night Watch
"The Night Watch" is available for purchase, including the frame, if desired. If you are interested, please contact me.
Boar Skull
Portrait of Roxanna
Sunset at Rocca Calascio
Made in June, 2013 during a weekend painting workshop in Rocca…
Portrait Study of Raffaella
The Duchess
The Duchess was pre-selected for the National Gallery…
Three-Hour Figure Studies from 2013
The following works were made as demonstrations during my 3-hour…
Self-Portrait at Age 43
Portrait of Arianna
Watch a time-lapse video of the seven-hour, three-day pr…
Figure Drawing Highlights: 2013
Water and Graphite, Volume II: Figure Studies
Highlights from 2013
Head Studies from 2013
The following works were made as demonstrations during my 3-hour…
Self-Portrait at Age 42: A Caravaggio Palette
This is a self-portrait that I did during the course Caravaggio…
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…
Water and Graphite, Volume I
My experiments with water-soluble graphite in 2011 were a joyful surprise...
Knight in an Evening Landscape
My second attempt at the National Portrait Gallery competition,…
Pontifex Maximus: Drawings of the Bridges in Rome
Copying Velázquez: Philip IV In Studio
Prior to traveling to the National Gallery in London to copy…
The Temple
Tempio I, 1998Tempio II, 1998Tempio III, 2011Tempio IV, 2011
Tempio…
Tempio…
A Study of “Hauding”
Self-Portrait: Whistler
Giulia a Riposo
Head Study of Giulia
A head study made during the course The…
Sundown: Landscapes of Rome and Puglia
Sundown I RomeSundown II RomeSundown III RomeSundown IV Rome(Clouds…
Sketches of Rome in Sepia
View from Fara in Sabina
Timeless Proportions: Figure Drawing in the Museums of Rome
Titles, from top, left to right:
Palazzo Altemps,…
Palazzo Altemps,…
Villas of Rome, Volume I
*Villa Ada: Collection of Joseph and Angela RochlitzVilla BorgheseView…
View of the Atlantic
One of the many drawings made during my three week stay with Odd Nerdrum in his Studio in Norway in January of 2010.
Self-Portrait in Leather Cap with Jawbones
One of the many paintings made during my three week stay with Odd Nerdrum in his Studio in Norway in January of 2010.
Self-Portrait in Goat Skin Vest
One of the many paintings made during my three week stay with Odd Nerdrum in his Studio in Norway in January of 2010.
Pages from a Roman Summer Sketchbook
Drawings from from my summer sketchbook of 2009; made while teaching…
Figure Studies in Watercolor: Highlights from 2008 – 2009
Drawing with Morley
In the Spring of 2008 I had the great pleasure to accompany…
Fayum Portrait of Silvia
Self-Portrait
Lungotevere: Paintings and Drawings Along the Tiber
*Along the Tiber I*Along the Tiber IIView from Ponte Sisto Facing…
Latest News
“The Painter’s Daughter” Selected for the 2021 Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait PaintersApril 10, 2021 - 8:45 am
“The Cabinetmaker” is a Finalist in the ModPortrait 2020 Competition in SpainMarch 2, 2021 - 11:49 am
Presenting PADASOR: the New Online Atelier of the Painting and Drawing Art Studio of RomeJanuary 20, 2021 - 8:31 am
A Look at the Student Painting Show from Spring 2019 at The American University of RomeApril 9, 2020 - 6:12 pm
Feature in the DePauw Magazine and InterviewNovember 24, 2019 - 9:10 am
Recent Work
News from The Painting & Drawing Art Studio of Rome
- Presenting PADASOR: the New Online Atelier of the Painting and Drawing Art Studio of Rome January 20, 2021
- Learn Oil Painting Online with Interactive Lessons May 5, 2020
- Masterclass in Drawing with Charles Weed: May 4-7, 2020 January 24, 2020
- Renaissance Retreat Highlights from October 2019 November 17, 2019
From my Painter’s Blog
- “Sinking In” – When Oil Paint Dries Dull and Matte on the Canvas and Why December 29, 2018
- Anthonis Mor: Technical Info on the National Portrait Gallery Website December 9, 2018
- From the Graveyard: Formulas for Flesh – Part I: Caravaggio, Guercino, Reni and Caracci August 19, 2018
- pLog Pith XVII August 19, 2018
- Pigment Analysis in Paintings: Titian, Velazquez, Rembrandt April 20, 2018