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Azure and Asphalt Series with Commentary: Ownership of Style and the Meaning of Originality
Posted on December 8, 2012 | 8 CommentsIntroducing a new series — with a few strokes of philosophical commentary. -
Video Lesson: Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 – Gallery Talk at Lisa Harris
Posted on October 26, 2011 | 4 CommentsA "Studio Perspective" on the In Sunlight series, including how to work from photographs, color strategies, paint handling, and composition -
9/11 Memorial – Paintings from Views Atop the Trade Centers
Posted on September 22, 2011 | 4 CommentsOn 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 -
“In Sunlight” on Exhibit at Lisa Harris, April 2011
Posted on March 8, 2011 | 1 CommentNew works explore how light behaves "in sunlight" atop snowy mountains -
Part 3: “In Sunlight” — Beyond Value with Border Peak
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 5 CommentsThird in a series of "studio visits" about "In Sunlight" with a look at the diminishing values in "Border Peak" -
Abstracting Nature Demonstration – Genesis and Development of an Abstract Landscape
Posted on October 30, 2010 | 3 CommentsA supplemental demonstration for the "Abstracting Nature" chapter of the Landscape Painting book -
Part 2: “In Sunlight” – December Peak
Posted on October 16, 2010 | 8 CommentsThe second in a series of posts about the "In Sunlight" series, featuring step-by-step with "December Peak" -
Part 1: “In Sunlight” — Genesis of a Series
Posted on September 19, 2010 | 6 CommentsFirst in a series, the story of "I Dreamed of Sun" and the start of the "In Sunlight" series. -
On Location with Stasinos and Albala: Same Subject, Different Visions
Posted on August 21, 2010 | 5 CommentsHow two painters approach the same subject reveals much about the uniqueness of their vision.
