Mitchell Albala: Essential Concepts of Landscape Painting

Neutral colors can be mixed from primary colors, but a neutral pigment can be faster and help support the color direction of your painting

Referencing photographs too closely can be hazardous to you work. Here are strategies to overcome the tyranny of the photo reference.

Introducing a new series — with a few strokes of philosophical commentary.

The brilliance of a color does not occur independent of its value. With a “color-priority” system, Impressionists allowed colors to retain their intrinsic color identity.

In plein air we attempt a form of direct translation. In the studio, we may recall our observations of nature, but are freer to be inventive with color.

What can we learn from some rare footage of Monet painting?

A “Studio Perspective” on the In Sunlight series, including how to work from photographs, color strategies, paint handling, and composition

On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Mitchell Albala pays tribute with a series of rarely seen works, inspired by views from the top of the Twin Towers

How two painters approach the same subject reveals much about the uniqueness of their vision.