In Conversation with Loriann Signori on “Transcending Subject” – Jan 2024
Artful Painter Podcast: Mystery and Atmosphere – Jan 2022
Learn to Paint Podcast: Powerful Tools for Composition – Jan 2025
Artful:Minds Community – Inspirational Interview with Mitchell Albala – June 2022
Charlie Hunter’s “Reasonably Fine Art Talk” – Feb 2022
In Conversation with Nicholas Wilton – Nov 2019
“Landscape Painting, An Economy of Detail” in Practique des Arts – Oct–Nov 2016
Mitchell Albala in Conversation with Loriann Signori on “Transcending Subject” – Jan 2024
In this short interview, award-winning pastel painter and instructor Loriann Signori discusses with Mitchell the process of “transcending” subject.
HIGHLIGHTS
1:50 What does “transcending subject” mean?
3:50 Simplification as a route to transcendence
4:15 “Regular” light vs “uber” light
5:20 Composition
6:35 Where ideas come from
8:05 Painting examples
10:10 “Change your medium; change your thinking”
11:35 “How has working in pastel changed your thinking?”
13:20 The roots of transcendence (1980s)
15:00 Detaching from the subject
Artful Painter Podcast: Mitchell Albala – Mystery and Atmosphere – Jan 2022
The Artful Painter is Carl Olson Jr.’s lively and informative podcast, with lessons and inspiring conversations by artists for artists, collectors, and people who love art. Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and RadioPublic.
Many of the more recent episodes are on video and can be found at YouTube.
HIGHLIGHTS
03:40 | The evolution of a second book
05:05 | A question-oriented approach
07:45 | Composition
12:35 | The picture window, the first act of composition
15:40 | Simplification
18:00 | Simplification exercises
21:05 | Value scales
24:50 | Notan
32:10 | Picture window
40:00 | Benefits of painting outdoors
49:10 | Using photo reference
1:10:35 | Mystery and atmosphere in my work
1:17:31 | Abstraction
1:25:10 | How the new book differs from the first
Mitchell Albala on the Learn to Paint Podcast: Powerful Tools for Composition – Jan 2025
In Kelly Ann Powers’ interview with me, we covered a wide variety of topics including my creative process, simplification, abstraction, color studies, composition, and much more. Through interviews and mini episodes, Kelly Ann’s podcast will help you discover ways to strengthen your skills, build a consistent habit, and improve your artistic self-talk. Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or learn more at LearnToPaintPodcast.com.
Mitchell Albala on Charlie Hunter’s “Reasonably Fine Art Talk” – Feb 2022
I was a guest on Charlie Hunter’s “Reasonably Fine Art Talk” on Feb 2, 2022. As an “artiste extraordinaire” (his work appear in my new book), Charlie asked great questions. This 45-minute art talk offers a particularly good overview of my work. Starting at minute 8:00, we look at eight works from four different series. Find all of Charlie’s Reasonably Fine Art Talks at YouTube.
HIGHLIGHTS
08:00 | Eight paintings in 22 minutes
30:00 | The Landscape Painters Workbook
32:00 | The 80/20 rule
35:00 | Notan
38:15 | Composition – Variation, movement, and active negative space
Artful:Minds Community – Inspirational Interview with Mitchell Albala – June 2022
Michael King’s artful:minds is a space for painters and visual artists to speak honestly and unhurriedly about their work. The interviews often explore ideas that rarely surface in public discussions about art.
Video Interview: Mitchell Albala in Conversation with Nicholas Wilton – Nov 2019
Art2Life is an online platform that seeks to educate, empower and inspire artists. My interview was part of their ongoing series of inspirational video interviews. Nicholas is a great interviewer. In the one hour interview we managed to touch on many of my favorite topics.
HIGHLIGHTS
02:40 | Roots of abstraction / “abstract Impressionism”
07:40 | Challenges of painting abstractly
11:25 | “It’s a painting!”
12:05 | Using photo reference / differences between plein air and studio painting
14:50 | The sources of a color strategy
16:00 | Compositional “considerations” / limited focus
20:55 | Color grouping / color cohesion
28:00 | Color studies
31:00 | My process as demonstrated in the “Bagnoregio” subject
39:00 | Luminosity through diminished value contrasts
42:00 | Teaching philosophy and challenges
47:50 | “Lead with kindness”
49:30 | Style and “Paint who you are”
57:55 | Luminosity, glazing, broken color
1:00 | Next steps
Artful:Minds Inspirational Discussion with Mitchell Albala – June, 2022
Michael King’s artful:minds focuses on the artist’s artistic development and growth in an online community of peers who take their art seriously, by providing exercises, inspiration, instruction and guidance all in one place.
HIGHLIGHTS
01:30 | Introduction to my work – 9 paintings
08:00 | Notan
14:30 | Picture formats
16:25 | Composition and fostering abstraction
18:50 | Direct observation vs. “informed modification”
24:00 | The “complete” color strategy
35:00 | The perils and pitfalls of working with photographs
40:00 | Composition advice
43:00 | “The Landscape Painter’s Workbook”
45:00 | The ego and managing criticism and judgement
“Landscape Painting, An Economy of Detail” with Mitchell Albala in Practique des Arts
The French arts magazine Practique des Arts ran a feature story about my work entitled “Mitchell Albala: Landscape Painting with an Economy of Detail.” Much of the content was based on answers to questions posed by writer and interviewer Arnaud Dimberton. Read the full interview.