Painting Demo:
Painting Rubens' Lions

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

This is an "unfinished" shot of my first in a series of three planned Rubens/Manet mashups. The other two will feature other human figures from Manet's "Old Musician."

Solo Show:
Learning from Masters, Learning from Life

Stay tuned for details about my first solo show, a two-room exhibition about two paths of learning: copying master painters at the National Gallery of Art in D.C. and painting portraits from live 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

Art Travels:
The Rome Workshops

This summer I'll be returning to the Rome Workshops for an intensive, two-week session of six-hour days with live models. 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. Sign up for my Newsletter to see what I paint and learn in Rome.

Rome, Italy

June 2026

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