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      <title>Step-by-step: &#8220;Self Portrait in Conversation&#8221;</title>  
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[This little painting was my contribution to this year&#8217;s Portrait Society of America &#8220;6&#215;9 Limited Size &#8211; Unlimited Talent&#8221; fundraiser. I have no idea what became of it at the event, but here&#8217;s how it was created: The Concept About the only time I get a good look at…]]></description>
            
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      <title>Step-by-step: &#8220;White Rose&#8221;</title>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[For the most part, I have two gears as a painter &#8211; one for paintings that I build up wet-over-dry, letting each layer dry for days or weeks between coats &#8230; and one for smaller paintings that can be completed in one or two sittings while the paint is still wet. This little picture is a…]]></description>
            
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      <title>Philadelphia Sepia Portrait Workshop</title>  
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[On March 12, 2011 I am returning to my old stomping grounds to conduct a sepia portrait workshop at the Main Line Art Center in Haverford, PA. Participants will learn to create “sepia” oil portraits using just Raw Umber paint. Sepia paintings can serve as finished works of art or be used as…]]></description>
            
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      <title>Recent Work</title>  
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[I recently returned to painting for the first time in quite awhile, having spent the Summer and most of the Fall hard at work on my mother&#8217;s house. It felt great to be back at the easel, and I especially enjoyed getting my money&#8217;s worth out of a couple of friendly roses that I found at…]]></description>
            
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      <title>Adventures in Construction 6: Bears on Roofs</title>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[A little history: Last year, John built an Asian-style pagoda for our neighbor across the street, and together we turned the main rafter beams into dragon heads. It was a wonderful collaboration &#8211; which even ended up inspiring a painting &#8211; and we&#8217;ve been looking for a chance to…]]></description>
            
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      <title>Adventures in Construction 5: Time Flies</title>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[Time flies when you&#8217;re having fun! Work on my mother&#8217;s house has been a blast, and we&#8217;ve come a long way since my last construction post (way back when we had just laid plywood for the lower floor). Since then, we have: framed and sheathed the first floor walls framed the second…]]></description>
            
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      <title>Philadelphia Portrait Workshop</title>  
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[On Saturday, August 28th I am offering a one-day portrait painting workshop in my mother&#8217;s studio in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Participants will learn my process for completing a full-color oil portrait sketch from a live model. My focus will be on demonstrating how I approach creating…]]></description>
            
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      <title>An Interesting Commission</title>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[This painting was created over two days during my most recent portrait adventure in England, and it represents my first ever commission to paint a house. Crockham Grange is the home of Randolph and Catherine Churchill, and I’m happy with how it translated into paint. Preparations Although I had…]]></description>
            
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      <title>Churchills Young and Old</title>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[I recently got back from a short trip to England to deliver a couple of special commissions to the home of Randolph and Catherine Churchill. All of my work in England has stemmed from a meeting with Minnie S. Churchill several years back, who was on tour promoting a book about Winston Churchill’s…]]></description>
            
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      <title>Summer Class &#8211; Portrait Painting in Oils</title>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        
                  <description><![CDATA[This Summer I will be offering an 8-week portrait painting class through The Art School in Vestal, NY. Attendees will learn traditional oil painting techniques while working from a live model. By alternating demonstration and instruction, I will guide students through every step of my painting…]]></description>
            
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