Mitchell Albala: Essential Concepts of Landscape Painting

Contemporary Impressionist Jerry Fresia talks about the tradeoffs between a value-emphasis or a color-emphasis when painting brilliant light.

These acrylic landscapes go beyond subject and celebrate the integrity and diversity of shapes

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

A “limited focus” isn’t limiting at all, but expands our options in composition

“Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice,” the new book from author and educator Mitchell Albala.

Color solutions in landscape painting are a combination of observed color and an imposed color strategy

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

The unique attributes of fog make key lesson more obvious — massing, value zones, edges and neutrals.