Painting Demo:
Painting Rubens' Lions

Come watch me paint at the National Gallery! Every Wednesday from April 22 to June 17, 2026, I'll be painting a master study of Peter Paul Rubens' lions from his 1614 Daniel in the Lions' Den at the National Gallery. But this is a master study with a difference: I'll also be incorporating a human figure from Manet's Impressionist-era painting "The Old Musician." I'll be happy to discuss this blend of styles with visitors, so be sure to stop by. Disclaimer: As a copyist I am not endorsed by the NGA, but am there for individual learning and to expose others to works in the NGA collection.

National Gallery of Art, Gallery 45
Washington, D.C.

Wednesdays, April 22 - June 17, 2026

"Work-in-progress" shot of my first in a series of three Rubens/Manet mashups. The other two will feature different human figures from Manet's "Old Musician."

Free: Virtual Art Tour of Rome & Assissi!

Come along on my Free Virtual Art Tour of Rome and Assisi! From June 19 to July 8, 2026. I'll be attending the Rome Workshops for an intense two weeks of painting from live models six hours per day. Contemporary realist painter and Lyme Academy instructor Hollis Dunlap will crack the whip on a small group of us, bringing portrait and figure painting to a new level. Plus, I'll be studying Baroque and Renaissance painting around the Eternal City and in Assisi, home of St. Francis. Sign up for my e-newsletter and I'll bring you along on a virtual art tour with video close-ups of Caravaggio masterworks and tips on how to read a Baroque painting with a "painter's eye"!

Rome, Italy and Online

June 2026

Solo Show:
Learning from Masters, Learning from Life

Stay tuned for my debut solo show, a two-room exhibition documenting two paths of learning: copying master painters at the National Gallery of Art in D.C. and painting portraits from models at home. The show documents how I synthesized these two different practices into a series of original paintings searching out echos of tradition in our diverse, contemporary lives.

Bernice Kish Gallery
Columbia, Maryland

April 6 -May 23, 2027

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