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So, this protest painting is still in progress — To see what it is protesting against, just scroll down and see the post of July 8 below. As you see, this painting is hard to photograph neatly. And it is … Continue reading →

  I have set up a new page to this website, under the title of “Painting on commission”. (— though it certainly makes the black menu somehow messy!) Just click it on the black menu above. There, scroll down and … Continue reading →

    This painting, inspired by Vincenzo Bellini’s famous “Casta Diva”. is in progress. In the opera’s setting, it is an aria sung by Druid priestess and a prayer for peace. Here I have present the three images — the … Continue reading →

Development of what was shown on July 10 below — here is Stage 2. I know well this looks like a child’s painting, and that’s what I want in this — I was inspired by Alexej von Jawlensky, whose “face … Continue reading →

So, this protest painting is in progress. To see what it is protesting against, scroll down and read my post dated July 8 below. “No, Dad, please don’t! – 2”, Stage 2 Oil pastel on paper board Work in progress * … Continue reading →

I’m just back from another drawing session. It was “120 minutes of the same pose” today. So, here it is — not the whole: My sketchbook is larger than my scanner, so here is “most” of the drawing. The model, … Continue reading →

I’m an amateur male soprano, and I love singing Vincenzo Bellini’s famous “Casta Diva”. I’ve been wanting to make a painting of a phrase from the aria, “spargi in terra quella pace” (peace all over the earth). I just began … Continue reading →

This is a famous saint, and I’m named after him. So, I just began this pastel painting of him and birds. As you see, I was inspired by Alexej von Jawlensky, one of my very fav painters in history. “St. … Continue reading →

I designed “No, Dad, please don’t!” below (June 30) to consist of two pieces. Shown on June 30 is Piece 1. I just began working on Piece 2. As I said back then, this is a protest painting. This last … Continue reading →

This is a 10-min croquis (quick drawing) from a drawing session held this April. Nothing much — just another “figure croquis”, i.e., a quick drawing to capture the shape of the model. Usually, croquis is meant for that — capturing … Continue reading →