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Warren Rohrer (1927-1995)

10 hrs ago • Michael Allen

Welcome to a New Year at Damned Hard Work

Studio news and plans for 2026

Jan 13 • Michael Allen

The New Day, 2015

A story of why life and painting cannot be separated, they are one in the same.

Dec 20, 2025 • Michael Allen

News from the Studio: Autumn 2025

Dec 16, 2025 • Michael Allen

Millbach Sunrise Part Two: 2014

Taking chances and changing the stakes

Oct 7, 2025 • Michael Allen

Pondering

Warren Rohrer (1927-1995)

10 hrs ago • Michael Allen

Figures in a Landscape 2, 2002

Cecily Brown (1969- )

Sep 9, 2025 • Michael Allen

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

Aug 28, 2025 • Michael Allen

Blue Morning, 1909

George Bellows (1882-1925)

Jun 24, 2025 • Michael Allen

Begin Again, 2019

Catherine Murphy (1946-)

Apr 21, 2025 • Michael Allen

John Moore (1941- )

Apr 17, 2025 • Michael Allen

Dryad, 2000/2007

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009)

Apr 14, 2025 • Michael Allen

Milkweeds, 1876

Fidelia Bridges (1834-1923)

Apr 1, 2025 • Michael Allen

Gettysburg Residency

Return to the Woods at Slyder Farm

Gettysburg Residency September 13, 2024

Nov 23, 2024 • Michael Allen

Change is in the Air

Gettysburg Residency August 23, 2024

Nov 23, 2024 • Michael Allen

Gettysburg Residency August 16, 2024

Nov 23, 2024 • Michael Allen

Gettysburg Residency July 19, 2024

Nov 22, 2024 • Michael Allen

Exploration Day

Gettysburg Residency July 12, 2024

Nov 22, 2024 • Michael Allen

Gettysburg Residency June 28, 2024

Nov 22, 2024 • Michael Allen

And So it Begins

Gettysburg Residency June 20, 2024

Nov 22, 2024 • Michael Allen

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