VIDEO: “Landscape Painting” – Celebrating a Best-Seller and 60,000 Copies

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The publication of my second book — The Landscape Painter’s Workbook — grabbed most of my readers’ attention in 2022, but it’s worth noting that this year was also my first book’s 13th anniversary. With over 60,000 copies in print, “Landscape Painting” has been a best-selling book on the subject for over a decade. It has been called the “new classic of landscape art” and has graced the bookshelves at art museums in both the U.S. and Europe. A Chinese language edition was published in 2017.

I’ve received hundreds of positive reviews over the years, such as this one from Don Demers, one of the leading landscape painters in the nation: 

Absolutely the finest book I’ve ever read on landscape painting! That list includes Edgar Payne, Andrew Loomis, John Carlson and Birge Harrison. Yours is better than all of them. – Don Demers

This 2-minute video highlights some of the key chapters, topics, and reviews in the book and is accompanied by a moving score. Enjoy.

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Mitchell Albala is an award-winning landscape painter, workshop instructor, and author. His semi-abstract and atmospheric landscapes have been exhibited nationally and are represented in corporate and private collections. He is the author of three popular books on landscape painting: "Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice (Watson-Guptill, 2009), with 70,000 copies in print; "The Landscape Painter's Workbook: Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color" (Rockport Publishers, 2022), which has been the #1 selling book on landscape in the nation; and "New Lessons in Landscape Painting: Key Concepts and Exercises in Color and Composition" (Rockport Publishers, 2026). Mitchell leads painting workshops in the U.S. and has offered plein air adventures in Italy. He is also a master 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 hold the #11 spot on Feedspot.com's "90 Best Painting Blogs to Follow in 2026." He is a Signature member in both the Pastel Society of America and the Northwest Pastel Society.

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