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.
A Break in the Rain along the Tiber
The painting was started this past summer on a sunny July morning.…
Salome in Waiting
"Salome" is available for purchase, including the frame, if desired. If you are interested, please contact me.
The Dig
"Memoria" 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.
Sunset at Rocca Calascio
Made in June, 2013 during a weekend painting workshop in Rocca…
Portrait Study of Raffaella
Self-Portrait at Age 43
Portrait of Arianna: A Seven-Hour Portrait from Life
Water and Graphite, Volume II: Figure Studies
Highlights from 2013
Portrait of My Uncle, Joseph P. Allen IV
My third attempt at the BP National Portrait Gallery competition…
Roman Sky
Netherland
News Update, June 2013
Netherland was pre-selected for the for…
Netherland was pre-selected for the for…
Copying Velázquez in the National Gallery
A gallery of images + a link to the notes I took before, during and after the experience....
Water and Graphite, Volume I
My experiments with water-soluble graphite in 2011 were a joyful surprise...
Sketches of Rome in Sepia
Villas of Rome, Volume I
All paintings made in the Summer of 2010 during a painting…
Disarm
Of all the paintings made during my three week stay with Odd Nerdrum in his Studio in Norway in January of 2010, this one is the best.
Drawing with Morley
In the Spring of 2008 I had the great pleasure to accompany…
Courtship
I remember this painting as the quintessential example…
News
A Contemporary Contrarian in a Kingless CourtJune 17, 2018 - 1:21 pmTo be a figurative painter in the 21st century is to send a hand-written letter standard post in a world of immediate encrypted text messages or to be a mechanic of a steam engine in an era of rockets to Mars…
Thank You, Indiana UniversityMarch 20, 2018 - 8:05 amThe Alumni Association has included me in the most recent edition of their magazine with a feature on the upcoming Renaissance Retreat.
Interview with TJA on the Jackson’s Art BlogNovember 17, 2017 - 11:52 amJackson’s Art—one of the most popular online art shops in the UK—has featured the Renaissance Retreat with a great story and an interview with me on their blog.
From my Painter’s Blog
- 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
- Great Interactive Website for a Rubens Show March 11, 2018
- Track the Lives of the Old Masters January 30, 2018
News from The Painting & Drawing Art Studio of Rome
- A Materials Checklist for Painting En Plein Air in Rome September 7, 2018
- Shells, Scumbles, Skin and Glazes July 2, 2018
- Video Highlights of the Renaissance Retreat, May 2018 June 10, 2018
- Charles Weed Returns to Roma in 2018! – December 1, 2017