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Framing Options for Paintings on Unstretched Canvas or Paper
Posted on June 8, 2012 | 9 CommentsPainting on pre-primed, unstretched canvas is an inexpensive, lightweight, and liberating option. -
Jerry Fresia: “On Painting The Sun: Monet’s Choice”
Posted on April 14, 2012 | 3 CommentsContemporary Impressionist Jerry Fresia talks about the tradeoffs between a value-emphasis or a color-emphasis when painting brilliant light. -
Landscape Painting for iTunes and Kindle
Posted on April 6, 2012 | No Comments"Landscape Painting" is now available for I tunes and Kindle -
“Getting the White Right” from Robert Gamblin: Zinc, Flake or Titanium?
Posted on February 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsWhat's the difference between flake, zinc, and titanium whites? Robert Gamblin of Gamblin Oil Colors takes you on an authoritative tour. -
Playing Studio Detective with a Film of Monet Painting at Giverny
Posted on January 21, 2012 | 12 CommentsWhat can we learn from some rare footage of Monet painting? -
Urban Landscapes in Acrylic by Lisa Snow Lady —
A Diversity of ShapesPosted on December 4, 2011 | 6 CommentsThese acrylic landscapes go beyond subject and celebrate the integrity and diversity of shapes -
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 -
Albala’s “Trestle” Featured on the CBS “Early Show”
Posted on October 14, 2011 | 5 CommentsPaintings by Mitchell Albala, Jill Soukup and Rodger Bechtold are featured on the set of the CBS "Early Show" -
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 -
Studio Visit with Wolf Kahn: Two Videos from New Art TV
Posted on August 21, 2011 | 6 CommentsA studio visit with Wolf Kahn, in which he tells stories of his life in art and his desire to get away from "intentionality" and "deliberateness" in his work.


