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Arianna
The first portrait to be completed while following the strict diet of "white is light", instruction on the technique courtesy of Charles Weed.
Jewel
Painting in 1995, my first attempt at a full-size nude yielded a great anecdote of a painter in need of a model.
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.
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.
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.
Visit the Studio in VR
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Discovery VR Atlas Italy
Thrilled to have been included in the first Discovery VR Atlas…
The Portrait of Zia Marisa
One way to limit the use of photography in the studio: draw from life, paint from the drawing.
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.
Photos from the Opening of “The Night Watch” on Facebook
View the gallery of images on my public Facebook page.
The Night Watch – Solo Exhibition – Opening Night, Saturday, May 21st
Update: a private viewing of the paintings is possible from July…
Odyssey’s End
Head Studies: 2005 – 2006
All made in the early days of 'the dungeon'.
The Turpin Family
Figure Drawings: 2007 – 2008
Some Portrait Studies: 2007 – 2009
The subjects: Stefania, Neil, Elizabeth, Paula and Marcello.…
Sepia and Watercolor in Puglia from 2010
Watercolors from the Grand Canyon
I'm finally getting around to bringing over all remaining images…
Painting En Plein Air with Julian Merrow-Smith
Portrait of Saga alla Prima
Those of you with me for Figure Drawing on Thursdays at the…
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…
The Portrait of Andreina
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: A Seven-Hour Portrait from Life
Graduate Show – 1998
A mix of media from the show.
Portrait of Arianna
Watch a time-lapse video of the seven-hour, three-day pr…
Return to Olympus
Time again with Odd in Norway.
Emanuela
Figure Drawing Highlights: 2013
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
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.
Head Studies from 2013
The following works were made as demonstrations during my 3-hour…
Song for the Dying Fish
Copying Van Dyck
A quick step-by-step on how I went about copying this gem, located in the National Gallery in London.
Netherland: Behind the Scenes
Watch a time-lapse video on the evolution of "Netherland."
Netherland
News Update, June 2013
Netherland was pre-selected for the for…
Netherland was pre-selected for the for…
Giulia with an Earring
Made during a PADASOR portrait painting class.
Portrait of Beatrice
Portrait of a Young Italian
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…
Copying Velázquez in the National Gallery
A gallery of images + a link to the notes I took before, during and after the experience....
Painting On Site
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…
View of the Caffarella
The Temple
Tempio I, Oil on Paper
Tempio II, Oil on Paper
Tempio…
Tempio II, Oil on Paper
Tempio…
Villas of Rome, Volume II
A Study of “Hauding”
Self-Portrait: Whistler
Giulia a Riposo
Self-Portrait, 2010
Head Study of Giulia
A head study made during the course The…
Sundown: Landscapes of Rome and Puglia
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
All paintings made in the Summer of 2010 during a painting…
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.
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 Odd Nerdrum Painting
A collection of drawings made during my stay with Odd Nerdrum in January, 2010.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Il Giovane di Memorosa
Graphite on paper of an original charcoal on colored paper drawing (artist unknown) made in Norway.
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…
The Portrait of Anna
Drawing Rome from Castel Sant’Angelo
In the summer of 2008 I and Edmund Sullivan developed for Context…
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
The Portrait of Marcello Barbanera
One of several nice portraits to emerge from the bunker studio years, 2005 to 2010.
Three Sisters
A comment carried over from the old website:
Kareen…
Kareen…
Drawing with Morley
In the Spring of 2008 I had the great pleasure to accompany…
Dad Playing Sudoku Facing Left
A comment carried over from the old website:
Rebecca T.…
Rebecca T.…
Dad Playing Sudoku Facing Right
This painting was taken to London and presented…
The Portrait of Elizabeth Cardinale
Fayum Portrait of Silvia
Eclisse
Begun at the start of 2006, completed in the Fall…
Macbethian
The Portrait of Neil Hunter
Portrait of Stefania
Comment carried over from the old website:
Urszula wrote:
Hi…
Urszula wrote:
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Self-Portrait
Lungotevere: Paintings and Drawings Along the Tiber
"Along the Tiber I" and "Along the Tiber II," collection…
The Portrait of Angela Provenzano
The Great Eye Still Cannot See Itself
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