News & Events

Summer & Fall 2009

International Artist Competition Finalist

International Artist Magazine selected Ted's painting Presence as a Finalist in its Challenge 54, People & Figures competition.

International Artist Issue No. 70, December/January 2010, devotes a full-page spread to Presence, presenting descriptions of Ted's inspiration for the painting, his design strategy, and his working process.

Click here to see the Presence page of Issue No. 70, page 15.

Expressions Portrait Exhibition

This October, Ted's paintings Contemplation won an Honorable Mention in the "Expressions" Regional Juried Portrait Exhibit at ArtSpace in Herdon, Virginia. Throughout the exhibit, the ArtSpace Gallery featured Contemplation as the sole painting on its website's homepage.

Click here for gallery and exhibit information.

Something Hot Exhibition

In August, Ted's painting Contemplation won Best of Show in the "Something Hot" Regional Juried Show at Gallery 222 in Leesburg, Virginia. The exhibition also featured Ted's painting Linger.

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Painting an Injured Friend

At the end of April, a car struck Ted's good friend Ada Valaitis while she was riding her bicycle, injuring her badly. Ada is one of the Art League School’s favorite models and regularly does figure work for Ted's classes. Ada endured multiple surgeries, and her doctors don't expect her to be able to walk again until well into the fall.

In June, Ted painted Ada's Grace of Shadows, depicting Ada free from injury. The painting won an Honorable Mention in the July "Black & White" exhibition at The Art League Gallery.

To help offset a small portion of Ada's medical expenses, Ted will donate to Ada all proceeds from sale of this painting.

International Artist Magazine

The "Masters Showcase" section of the June/July 2009 issue features Ted's painting Contemplation, describing its genesis and technique.

Spring 2009

The Art of the Portrait Magazine

The "Masters Showcase" section of the 1st Quarter 2009 issue also features Ted's painting Contemplation.

Portrait Society of America Conference & Competitions

In April, Ted assisted the PSA's organizers in presenting the 11th Annual "Art of the Portrait" Conference in Reston, Virginia.

At the conference, Ted's portfolio won an Honorable Mention Portfolio Award.

In the Portrait Society of America Member Competition, Ted's painting Failing Light won Second Place in the Women Category.

In the same competition, Ted's painting Contemplation won an Honorable Mention in the Children Category.

Winter 2008-09

Art League Gallery Exhibition Awards

In the November 2008, December 2008, and January 2009 all-media exhibitions, Ted won The Eleanor Boudreau Jordon Award for Best of Show, First Place Honorable Mention, and an Honorable Mention, respectively.

Fall 2008

"Presence" Solo Exhibition

The Art League Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, presented a solo exhibition of Ted's recent works.

Art Critics Praise "Presence" Exhibition

Art critics showered the exhibition with praise, calling Ted "one of the supreme masters of the technical aspect of classical realism," and "the contemporary Vermeer." They lauded Ted as a painter who crafts "amazingly life-like visage that seems to live somewhere between the two- and three-dimensional worlds," and as an artist who possesses "the mastery of . . . composition, creativity and that arcane ability to grab something from the subject beyond just its likeness."

One wrote, "His subjects are elevated by the light in which they bathe, but firmly placed in the corporal world; the light just offers a glimpse of the sublime."

(Visit the Acclaim page for links to these reviews.)

Demonstrations During "Presence" Exhibition

In the gallery during the exhibition, Ted presented three live-model portrait painting demonstrations. (Visit the Exhibitions page for photos of one demonstration.")

One art critic wrote, "Having attended the last half hour of his last demo we can attest that this is likely to be the best free art instruction you've ever had, or ever will have."

(Visit the Classes page for a link to this review.")