MITCHELL ALBALA
Landscape Painter, Instructor, Author

Mitchell Albala is an award-winning landscape painter, workshop instructor, and author. His light-filled and and atmospheric landscapes have been exhibited nationally and are represented in corporate and private collections. He is the author of two best-selling books on landscape painting: Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice (Watson-Guptill, 2009), with over 60,000 copies in print; and The Landscape Painter's Workbook: Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color (Rockport Publishers, 2022), which is currently the #1 selling book on landscape in the nation. Mitchell leads plein air workshops in Italy, teaches workshops throughout the Pacific Northwest, and is a mentor with the online mentoring community Mastrius. He has lectured on Impressionism and landscape painting at the Seattle Art Museum and has written for International Artist and Artists & Illustrators magazines. Mitchell also hosts a popular painting blog, which is among feedspot.com's "Top 100 Painting Blogs for Artists." He is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America. 


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