Landscape Painting Demonstration: Beyond Observed Color with “September Light”
Are we bound to the colors offered by the photo, or can we make the color in our paintings our own?
Browsing: Studio Visit
More Adventures in the Art of the Landscape Painting “Do-Over”
Sometimes the answers to painting problems come months or years after a painting is supposedly “finished.”
Landscape Painting: Working in Series with “Rooftops”
What are the requirements and challenges of working on a long-term painting series?
The Gifts of Plein Air – Living Color through Direct Observation
How we interpret color in plein air is very different from how we work with color in the studio.
Gold Gesso Ground as a “Metaphor of Light” in Landscape Painting
A gold ground offers a unique color “metaphor,” with paintings by the author and reviews of gold gesso and paint.
Landscape Painting Demonstration – Ascension from Photo to Finish
Progress photos and details from each phase demonstrate the four essential steps of landscape.
The Pika Don Story: The Art of the Do-Over in Landscape Painting
A revision made three years after the finish shows that “a painting answers only to itself.”
New Works from the “Azure and Asphalt” Series
In these light-filled paintings, atmospheric and abstract effects find a balance with the detailed urban landscape.
Arte Umbria, Florence, Michelangelo, and the Great Italian Adventure
Photos, artwork, and impressions from my Italian adventure, including video.
Mitchell Albala’s “Acceptance” Series – Landscape Painting as Commentary on Human Consciousness
Reflections on the “Acceptance” series as social commentary