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The Nightstand
February 24, 2021/by tja
Head Study of an Italian Actor
November 14, 2020/by tja
Asland
October 13, 2020/by tja
Self-Portrait at Age 50
Below: a time-lapse video of me working on the underpai…
September 18, 2020/by tja
Marina in a Fur Hat
September 18, 2020/by tja
Watchmen of Rome on the Janiculum Hill
September 18, 2020/by tja
Leda’s Egg
September 18, 2020/by tja
The Cabinetmaker
September 10, 2020/by tja
Portrait of a Roman Actress
May 17, 2020/by tja
The Painter’s Daughter
2020
April 29, 2020/by tja
A Look at the Student Painting Show from Spring 2019 at The American University of Rome
Published in the AUR YouTube channel April 2nd, 2020.
April 9, 2020/by tja
A Break in the Rain in Villa Borghese
December 7, 2019/by tja
Portrait of a Young Law Student
December 7, 2019/by tja
Caravaggio and the Art of Subversion Comes to Kentucky
August 31, 2019/by tja
Il Laghetto a Villa Borghese
May 24, 2019/by tja
Arianna in Profile
March 6, 2018/by tja
Arianna
The first portrait to be completed while following the strict diet of "white is light", instruction on the technique courtesy of Charles Weed.
March 6, 2018/by tja
The Arbor in Villa Sciara
December 7, 2017/by tja
Self-Portrait with Kingsley
A good companion to the "Self-Portrait with Armor". Both with the same hat; both under the watchful eye of the Maestro.
August 21, 2017/by tja
Self-Portrait with Armor
August 21st, 2017: I was surprised to discover this missing in the collection of Self-Portraits. Always good to be reminded of what I loved when I started, to see the distance traveled, and to note that some things haven't changed.
August 21, 2017/by tja
A Break in the Rain along the Tiber
The painting was started this past summer on a sunny July morning.…
June 4, 2017/by tja
Salome in Waiting
"Salome" is available for purchase, including the frame, if desired. If you are interested, please contact me.
January 4, 2017/by tja
The Dig
"The Dig" is available for purchase, including the frame, if desired. If you are interested, please contact me.
November 15, 2016/by tja
The Night Watch
"The Night Watch" is available for purchase, including the frame, if desired. If you are interested, please contact me.
October 20, 2016/by tja
Visit the Studio in VR
Be sure to watch the video on Chrome or Firefox. (It doesn't work on Safari.)
October 16, 2016/by tja
Boar Skull
October 7, 2016/by tja
Portrait of Roxanna
October 7, 2016/by tja
Discovery VR Atlas Italy
Thrilled to have been included in the first Discovery VR Atlas…
September 29, 2016/by tja
The Portrait of Zia Marisa
One way to limit the use of photography in the studio: draw from life, paint from the drawing.
July 22, 2016/by tja
Portrait of Joseph P. Allen IV Gifted to DePauw University
The portrait will hang in a hall of the beautiful Julian Science and Mathematics center. Many thanks to my Dad, my Uncle, Maestro, and the organizers at DePauw.
June 30, 2016/by tja
Photos from the Opening of “The Night Watch” on Facebook
View the gallery of images on my public Facebook page.
June 2, 2016/by tja
The Night Watch – Solo Exhibition – Opening Night, Saturday, May 21st
Update: a private viewing of the paintings is possible from July…
May 1, 2016/by tja
Odyssey’s End

Head Studies: 2005 – 2006
All made in the early days of 'the dungeon'.
November 7, 2015/by tja
The Turpin Family
November 7, 2015/by tja
Figure Drawings: 2007 – 2008
November 7, 2015/by tja
Some Portrait Studies: 2007 – 2009
The subjects: Stefania, Neil, Elizabeth, Paula and Marcello.…
November 7, 2015/by tja
Sepia and Watercolor in Puglia from 2010
November 7, 2015/by tja
Watercolors from the Grand Canyon
I'm finally getting around to bringing over all remaining images…
November 7, 2015/by tja
Painting En Plein Air with Julian Merrow-Smith
October 27, 2015/by tja
Portrait of Saga alla Prima
Those of you with me for Figure Drawing on Thursdays at the…
August 7, 2015/by tja
Sunset at Rocca Calascio
Made in June, 2013 during a weekend painting workshop in Rocca…
April 4, 2015/by tja
Portrait Study of Raffaella
April 4, 2015/by tja
The Duchess
The Duchess was pre-selected for the National Gallery…
November 15, 2014/by tja
The Portrait of Andreina
October 23, 2014/by tja
Three-Hour Figure Studies from 2013
The following works were made as demonstrations during my 3-hour…
October 23, 2014/by tja
Self-Portrait at Age 43
October 22, 2014/by tja
Portrait of Arianna: A Seven-Hour Portrait from Life
June 21, 2014/by tja
Graduate Show – 1998
A mix of media from the show.
May 15, 2014/by tja
Portrait of Arianna
Watch a time-lapse video of the seven-hour, three-day pr…
May 9, 2014/by tja
Return to Olympus
Time again with Odd in Norway.
March 11, 2014/by tja
Emanuela
November 9, 2013/by tja
Figure Drawing Highlights: 2013
November 9, 2013/by tja
Water and Graphite, Volume II: Figure Studies
Highlights from 2013
November 9, 2013/by tja
Portrait of My Uncle, Joseph P. Allen IV
My third attempt at the BP National Portrait Gallery competition…
October 22, 2013/by tja
Roman Sky
August 9, 2013/by tja
Figure Drawing Diary
A nearly unabridged collection of figure drawings that spans my entire career: from 1991 to present. Pictured left, an image from my life drawing experience at the Royal Academy in London in January of 2012. Many thanks to Julie Jackson.
July 15, 2013/by tja
Head Studies from 2013
The following works were made as demonstrations during my 3-hour…
June 1, 2013/by tja
Song for the Dying Fish
March 19, 2013/by tja
Copying Van Dyck
A quick step-by-step on how I went about copying this gem, located in the National Gallery in London.
December 21, 2012/by tja
Netherland: Behind the Scenes
Watch a time-lapse video on the evolution of "Netherland."
December 20, 2012/by tja
Netherland
News Update, June 2013
Netherland was pre-selected for the for…
December 19, 2012/by tjaNetherland was pre-selected for the for…

Giulia with an Earring
Made during a PADASOR portrait painting class.
November 9, 2012/by tja
Portrait of Beatrice
September 9, 2012/by tja
Portrait of a Young Italian
June 12, 2012/by tja
Self-Portrait at Age 42: A Caravaggio Palette
This is a self-portrait that I did during the course Caravaggio…
June 12, 2012/by tja
Three Self-Portraits: Three Ways to Paint
Control your edges to find the air.
May 12, 2012/by tja
Cleopatra
The time that passed from start to finish was…

Copying Velázquez in the National Gallery
A gallery of images + a link to the notes I took before, during and after the experience....
January 12, 2012/by tja
Painting On Site

Water and Graphite, Volume I
My experiments with water-soluble graphite in 2011 were a joyful surprise...
December 1, 2011/by tja
Knight in an Evening Landscape
My second attempt at the National Portrait Gallery competition,…
November 9, 2011/by tja
Pontifex Maximus: Drawings of the Bridges in Rome
October 12, 2011/by tja
Copying Velázquez: Philip IV In Studio
Prior to traveling to the National Gallery in London to copy…
September 26, 2011/by tja
View of the Caffarella
August 23, 2011/by tja
The Temple
Tempio I, Oil on Paper
Tempio II, Oil on Paper
Tempio…
August 1, 2011/by tjaTempio II, Oil on Paper
Tempio…

Villas of Rome, Volume II
August 1, 2011/by tja
A Study of “Hauding”

Self-Portrait: Whistler
March 19, 2011/by tja
Giulia a Riposo
November 9, 2010/by tja
Self-Portrait, 2010
November 9, 2010/by tja
Head Study of Giulia
A head study made during the course The…

Sundown: Landscapes of Rome and Puglia
July 15, 2010/by tja
Sketches of Rome in Sepia
July 11, 2010/by tja
View from Fara in Sabina

Timeless Proportions: Figure Drawing in the Museums of Rome
Titles, from top, left to right:
Palazzo Altemps,…
June 12, 2010/by tjaPalazzo Altemps,…

Villas of Rome, Volume I
All paintings made in the Summer of 2010 during a painting…
June 10, 2010/by tja
View of Paris
A footnote to my stay with Odd: the view of "Paris," his summer studio, as seen at night through the glass door of his winter studio.
January 20, 2010/by tja
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.
January 19, 2010/by tja
Drawing Odd Nerdrum Painting
A collection of drawings made during my stay with Odd Nerdrum in January, 2010.
January 19, 2010/by tja
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.
January 18, 2010/by tja
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.
January 18, 2010/by tja
Portrait of Kaja
One of the many paintings made during my three week stay with Odd Nerdrum in his Studio in Norway in January of 2010.
January 16, 2010/by tja
Portrait of Sandra
One of the many paintings made during my three week stay with Odd Nerdrum in his Studio in Norway in January of 2010.
January 15, 2010/by tja
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.
January 14, 2010/by tja
Il Giovane di Memorosa
Graphite on paper of an original charcoal on colored paper drawing (artist unknown) made in Norway.
January 10, 2010/by tja
Copy of Michelangelo: The Portrait of Andrea Quaratesi

Self-Portrait in the Bowels of Rome
Sometimes the only thing to do is hold on to those that keep…
November 9, 2009/by tja
The Portrait of Anna
October 31, 2009/by tja
Drawing Rome from Castel Sant’Angelo
In the summer of 2008 I and Edmund Sullivan developed for Context…
September 12, 2009/by tjaShare this:
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