Mitchell Albala's Essential Concepts of Landscape Painting
Mitchell Albala's Essential Concepts of Landscape Painting
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Mitchell Albala and Loriann Signori in Conversation
In this informative interview, award-winning pastel painter Loriann Signori discusses with Mitchell Albala the topic of "transcending subject."
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LPW Look Inside
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A brief peek into the pages of Mitchell Albala's new book, "The Landscape Painter's Workbook: Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color." With views of eight color spreads from each of the chapters. Now the best selling book on landscape painting at Amazon with over 30,000 copies sold.
Painting Bagnoregio: Going for the Glow - Studio Process with Mitchell Albala
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In this 7-½ minute video, landscape painter, best-selling author, and instructor Mitchell Albala takes you through his step-by step process on his new painting, "Citadel." The video covers several key steps in a large studio painting: initial conception, compositional studies, color studies, notan, underpainting, and paint handling. Mitchell Albala's landscape painting books: mitchalbala.com/bo...
Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice
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Find out more about "Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice" mitchalbala.com/landscape-painting-essential-concepts-and-techniques-for-plein-air-and-studio-practice/ Find out about Mitchell Albala's 2022 book, "The Landscape Painter's Workbook: Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color" mitchalbala.com/landscape-painters-workbook-essentia...
Azure & Asphalt: Luminous Urban Landscapes by Mitchell Albala
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The "Azure & Asphalt" series explores the light and abstract patterns formed by reflected sunlight on streets and rooftops at sunset. The series began over 10 years ago with plein air studies, several of which are featured in this video. As the series developed in the studio, the paintings became increasingly atmospheric, luminous, and abstract. Full "AZURE & ASPHALT" series: mitchalbala.com/az...
Aglow - Paintings by Mitchell Albala
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A compilation of 10 of my most light-filled paintings, in oil and pastel. Light in the mountains and light in the city are the vehicles for exploring the eternal question of landscape painters: "How can light be expressed with mere pigment on paper or canvas?"
"The Landscape Painter's Workbook" by Mitchell Albala - Available Nov 2, 2021
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On sale Nov. 2, 2021 "The Landscape Painter’s Workbook" is the long-awaited second book in Mitchell Albala’s landscape painting series. His first book, "Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice," has been the best selling-book on landscape painting in the U.S. for over 10 years. It offers a broad overview of landscape painting basics and techniques...
Landscape Composition: Integration, Variation, and Movement with painter and author Mitchell Albala
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Mitchel Albala's landscapes straddle the border between representation and abstraction. Using six of his paintings as examples, this video reviews three essential aspects of composition: integration, variation, and movement. Compositional actions are animated with directional arrows. Runtime: 4:47
Video Interview with Landscape Painter, Author and Instructor Mitchell Albala
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This video is part of an ongoing series of inspirational interviews produced by Nicholas Wilton's Art2Life.com, an online platform that seeks to educate, empower and inspire artists. In the one hour interview, Nicholas asked great questions and we managed to touch on many of my favorite topics. Additional interviews with Mitchell Albala: mitchalbala.com/interviews/ Other informative landscape p...
How to Gesso Paper
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What you need to know about the proper weight of the paper, different textures, how to avoid warping, and properly applying the gesso.
Notan - Exploring Shape and Composition
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Mitchell Albala's workshop, "Exploring Composition through Shape and Notan" has helped popularize the notan and redefine how it can be used by contemporary artists. In this brief talk, excerpted from a presentation given at Lisa Harris Gallery in 2015, Mitchell discusses the notan as a means of defining shape and pattern. See additional blog posts about notan at my website: mitchalbala.com/cate...
Mitchell Albala's Artist's Talk: The "Acceptance" Series as Commentary on Human Consciousness
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March 2014. Mitchell Albala, landscape painter and author of "Landscape Painting," discusses his latest series, "Acceptance." For the first time Albala's paintings depict subjects of historical significance, including some of humanity's greatest acts of barbarism and insanity. These subjects are rendered with brilliant colors and an outward beauty that belies their disturbing content.
Mitchell Albala - Part 4 Gallery Talk at Lisa Harris Gallery
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Mitchell Albala, landscape painter and author of "Landscape Painting," author discuses his creative and technical processes at Lisa Harris Gallery. Including how to paint from photographs, color, composition, paint handling, plein air, and simplifications and massing.
Mitchell Albala - Part 3 Gallery Talk at Lisa Harris Gallery
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Mitchell Albala, landscape painter and author of "Landscape Painting," author discuses his creative and technical processes at Lisa Harris Gallery. Including how to paint from photographs, color, composition, paint handling, plein air, and simplifications and massing.
Mitchell Albala - Part 2 Gallery Talk at Lisa Harris Gallery
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Mitchell Albala - Part 2 Gallery Talk at Lisa Harris Gallery
Mitchell Albala - Part 1 Light, Color and Composition in the "In Sunlight" Series
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Mitchell Albala - Part 1 Light, Color and Composition in the "In Sunlight" Series

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  • @raindog2262
    @raindog2262 15 днів тому

    Wonderful clip, thanks Mitch and Loriann!

  • @glenda7921
    @glenda7921 Місяць тому

    12:51 was my aha moment

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala Місяць тому

      Ah, glad to hear it. I love aha moments.

  • @elenastruch3754
    @elenastruch3754 Місяць тому

    A very very good book! 👏👏👏👏👌👌

  • @MrBKuv
    @MrBKuv 2 місяці тому

    I’m 64 been trying to paint all my life, took lessons, took classes in college and never could get it. I’m on the first lesson of Mr. Albala’s Book and have learned more in one painting than all my life. The way he articulates reductionism and shape and then shows us how to put it to practical use is unique, to say the least. Thank you

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 2 місяці тому

      Wow, that’s quite the review! I really appreciate it. Carry-on, and I hope the forthcoming lessons in the book are as powerful for you as those in the first chapter. BTW, do you mind if I use your quote on the book page on my website? - Mitchell

  • @gabrielaleanca8728
    @gabrielaleanca8728 3 місяці тому

    Wonderful painting and great information. One of your book just arrived yesterday, "The Landscape Painter's Workbook". I also enjoyed and found interesting the video in mastrius, about color, composition, and really like the dark landscape area in the back. Did you glazed?...looks so nice, foggy, and make the view of Bagnoregio more intrigue.

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 2 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching the video and for picking up the book. You asked if I glazed: I’m not much of a glaze painter. Most of the effects you see are wet over dry, or dry brush. Occasionally I will wipe back some layers while they are still wet, which is kind of like creating a glaze. But mostly wet over dry.

    • @gabrielaleanca8728
      @gabrielaleanca8728 2 місяці тому

      @MitchAlbala Thank you!

  • @1cmp1wf1
    @1cmp1wf1 4 місяці тому

    This video is so helpful, and I show it to my students often. I also use your book! Thank you for explaining concepts so clearly. You are an excellent instructor.

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 4 місяці тому

      Thank you, kindly, Sarah. Thanks for letting me know and for spreading the word. BTW, in my most recent book, The Landscape Painter's Workbook, that came out in 2022, has a whole chapter devoted to Notan with lots of cool images.

    • @1cmp1wf1
      @1cmp1wf1 4 місяці тому

      Yes, I show my students that section all of time.@@MitchAlbala

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 3 місяці тому

      Thanks for spreading the word and sharing. Also check out the video "Going for the Glow," which discusses the notan, as well.

  • @marycunningham5050
    @marycunningham5050 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for the demo. Do you know if tape will lift up gesso if you tape down gessoed paper?

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 5 місяців тому

      I think that’s safe to do. I don’t recall tape yanking off already gessoes paper. Of course, there are variables. Don’t pull the tape too hard and, of course, don’t use tape that’s overly sticky.

  • @jonroads8281
    @jonroads8281 6 місяців тому

    Great video, very helpful!

  • @MsPepperpod
    @MsPepperpod 6 місяців тому

    Another great video, Mitch! I was especially interested in the less saturated shadow in this painting. It really did bring a much nicer balance vs a darker shadow on the right side of the hilltown. Thanks for the clear explanations. I've added "tactile perspective" to my list of ways to create the illusion of space and depth. I wouldn't have thought to use it in the middle ground in the same way you did in this painting. Lots of great info you've shared. I hope to see you on a course in Italy again one of these days.

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 5 місяців тому

      Thanks for the thoughtful response. I’m glad you liked the video. “Tactile perspective” is not a term you readily encounter, even when you search online. So maybe I can bring it into the lexicon. Thanks for watching.

  • @renzo6490
    @renzo6490 6 місяців тому

    Bagnoregio. Bagno pronounced. BAHN-yo. Not bahg no Regio pronounced REH- Jo Not Reggie-o

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 6 місяців тому

      Oops. Like a true American, I guess I bungled that one!

  • @lisengel2498
    @lisengel2498 6 місяців тому

    I have loved and still love your vibrational abstraktes landscape paintings very much and I am also a Great admirer of your very clear explanations and showing your process and principales 🎶🧡💛🧡💛🩵💜🎵

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 6 місяців тому

      Thank you. Glad you liked it.

  • @karenwhite6140
    @karenwhite6140 6 місяців тому

    This is a great video! Your explanations are thorough and informative. Note: I have both of your books and find them very helpful! One additional feature in the final painting is that you let the tower break through the roughly horizontal line of the distant hill, emphasizing the majesty of your subject.

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 6 місяців тому

      Thanks, Karen. Nice to hear that folks are “getting” it.

  • @carolstrockwasson7778
    @carolstrockwasson7778 6 місяців тому

    Nice!!!

  • @katpaints
    @katpaints 6 місяців тому

    Interesting thought about where you think texture goes! I agree... and I find that with my watercolors, I honestly have not thought about that before. Now to see what I can do with this! Oh, and Pinnacle Peak... my mother worked up at Paradise one summer back in the early 1940s and went on her first horseback ride. And where did they go? Pinnacle Peak! I heard all about how terrifying that was for her many times! I love your instruction! Thank you!

  • @lifeismusicparnadonkers
    @lifeismusicparnadonkers 7 місяців тому

    Wow thank you for showing how to gesso watercolour paper. I use 300 gsm watercolour paper i buy from my local budget craft store action in the netherlands 😊👋🏾👍🏾 i make my own canvas boards were i glue my 300 gsm watercolour paper on. I paint whit gouache. 👍🏾👋🏾😁 thank you again and have a njce evening or day

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 7 місяців тому

      Great! Netherlands likes working on paper!

  • @medievalification
    @medievalification 8 місяців тому

    This is the best explanation of the usefulness of Notan studies I have heard. Thank you !

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 3 місяці тому

      You are most welcome. Also check out the video "Going for the Glow," which discusses the notan, as well.

  • @Ledareen
    @Ledareen 10 місяців тому

    Thank you, Mitchell for sharing your knowledge and your way of thinking!

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 9 місяців тому

      Thank you for watching. Glad you found something useful in my comments.

  • @jessewhitacre2426
    @jessewhitacre2426 10 місяців тому

    Cleared up the confusion for me

  • @yukihana4216
    @yukihana4216 10 місяців тому

    Thank you!

  • @andrecardon2141
    @andrecardon2141 11 місяців тому

    Thanks you how you create... Could I ask one vidéo about digital way of your work. Many thanks

  • @andrecardon2141
    @andrecardon2141 11 місяців тому

    Interesting all these variations in studio with only one in plein air.... BUT WHY ? THANKS

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 10 місяців тому

      For the video, I chose those paintings I felt were most luminous. Most of these paintings in this series were done in the studio, so that’s why there is only one plein air here. Getting things to glow and appear luminous was my primary goal.

  • @andrecardon2141
    @andrecardon2141 11 місяців тому

    Golden triad for Me

  • @andrecardon2141
    @andrecardon2141 11 місяців тому

    1:52 Î regret that I couldn't find a questioning summary in french, because you insist on this skill to progress. All chapter are in a affirmative way in french .

  • @andrecardon2141
    @andrecardon2141 11 місяців тому

    I bought this book in France on July 23 because there is no other book wich such content on Landscape paintings. I read with interest. Thank you Mr Albala

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 10 місяців тому

      I’m delighted to see my book reaching all the way to France. And glad that you are finding the information valuable. Paint on!

  • @andrecardon2141
    @andrecardon2141 11 місяців тому

    I bought your book in France , and I read the Notan chapter first, because teachers told me, to do Notan's vignette first.

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 10 місяців тому

      Your teachers were right! Always begin with a compositional study. May all your notans be beautiful!

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 3 місяці тому

      Ah, glad to hear you got the book in France. Was it the French language version? Enjoy.

  • @andrecardon2141
    @andrecardon2141 11 місяців тому

    Yes .Tku. Demo with Monet was a must

  • @slaznum1
    @slaznum1 11 місяців тому

    Really nice job Mitchell

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 10 місяців тому

      Glad it was helpful! Paint on.

  • @FluxyMiniscus
    @FluxyMiniscus Рік тому

    So excited to find your channel- I bought your Landscape painter’s workbook earlier this year, and have been blown away by the work that’s been featured within it- so great to have as a reference! I returned to painting during lockdown, after abandoning my 2d practices to pursue a career as a jeweler in ‘98 (after a terrifying health scare, I felt the need to have a conventional skill … and quit pursuing a somewhat lost line of painting that I’d cultivated for the previous decade.) I’ve found so much encouragement from videos, so I’m always happy to find other fonts of knowledge to connect with/learn from. Thank you for your generosity in your teaching- I hope to take a class from you someday (currently enjoying Ian Roberts classes after finding his channel on UA-cam…learning so much that my ‘80’s art school education missed) I’m a lifelong student, so I will definitely keep my eyes open for future classes/workshops- always more to learn

  • @macdasi
    @macdasi Рік тому

    Very good explained !

  • @quratulainabidi4230
    @quratulainabidi4230 Рік тому

    Why gesso a paper?

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala Рік тому

      1. You can’t paint with oils on raw paper; it’s not archival. So you need the gesso to act as a protective layer. 2. Paper is very lightweight and portable, good when painting outdoors or traveling. 3. Paper offers a variety of different textures, from very smooth to coarse, as opposed to always having the same texture of canvas.

  • @SJ-qd3nx
    @SJ-qd3nx Рік тому

    This was life changing thank you. I always knew notan was important, but it always seemed kinda unhelpful when I used it. now I feel like I can use it for composition and learn from it. Thank you so much.

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 3 місяці тому

      "Life changing!" Wow, that's high praise. Well, the notan is like that. It gets down to the bones of the composition. Enjoy!

  • @maladjustedmalcontent1532

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @navasabetimani7090
    @navasabetimani7090 Рік тому

    This book is one of the best books I have read about painting. And it helped me a lot. Many thanks from Iran❤

  • @pktdbgnzwl
    @pktdbgnzwl Рік тому

    What a treat ! i appreciate his elevating of such close values, & his stunning portrayal of them. Values that are very close together are a big challenge for myself, but am very capitavated by them especially during winter inversion layer days. Love Mitch's work & his incredible books are right here on my work table.

  • @KathyBrooksArt
    @KathyBrooksArt Рік тому

    This was the most useful lesson I've ever had on Notan and related compositional factors. The way you explained it really made it come together in my mind, and finally it makes sense! Just got your new book, looking forward to studying it and using it. Thanks.

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 3 місяці тому

      Thanks. Also check out the video "Going for the Glow," which discusses the notan, as well.

  • @Magnificent1393
    @Magnificent1393 Рік тому

    Can you draw with graphite pencils on a gessoed paper?

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala Рік тому

      Yes, you certainly can. However, graphite does smear. So when you start applying paint and color, the graphite might smear and mix with that color. But yes, the graphite is perfectly archival and can be applied to gessoed paper.

  • @maybeimacat3183
    @maybeimacat3183 Рік тому

    How do you know when a composition is working or not? How to improve it? Do you have any resorces to understand composition? I've only learned all the rules, but I don't quite understand why they work and how to "break" them

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala Рік тому

      That’s a big question. I can direct you to the chapters on composition in my most recent book, The Landscape Painter's Workbook, which you can find on Amazon or other online retailers. Essentially, I see composition falling into three areas: managing the picture window, which is how you place elements within the picture window. Second: variation, which comes in many forms, such as big and small, visual weight, intervals, etc. Variation = differences, and the differences are what make a painting interesting. And third, movement. Think of the rules, as you call them, as awareness builders. You don’t just do them, they make you think about the composition, and when you do that, you can usually tell which solution is better. You can also find several resources on composition on my blog: mitchalbala.com

    • @maybeimacat3183
      @maybeimacat3183 Рік тому

      @@MitchAlbala thank you!

  • @sophiefernelius6900
    @sophiefernelius6900 Рік тому

    Extremely helpful video!! I thought I understood notan but you made it so much more understandable.. Thank you so much!

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 3 місяці тому

      Yes, my take on the notan a little bit different than some other discussions; in partiicular, I don't position it as a value study, but as a shape- and pattern-defining study. Enjoy.

  • @danlightened
    @danlightened Рік тому

    I'm not much into painting but I'm looking to print my photography work on fine art prints. I didn't know paper had to be primed too! Only knew that about canvases.

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala Рік тому

      Printing fine art prints is a completely different thing from putting paint on a surface. With oil painting especially, the gesso acts as a protective layer. If you just put the oil straight onto the paper, it would not be archival, and could deteriorate. Printing photographs, on the other hand, on paper designed to be receptive to those inkjet inks, is perfectly safe. So, gessoing the paper is a painting thing.

    • @danlightened
      @danlightened Рік тому

      @@MitchAlbala Ok thanks a lot!

  • @lilyotv9767
    @lilyotv9767 Рік тому

    Perfect timing - I went to the library yesterday & checked out Mitchell's book Landscape Painting. Excellent teacher - beautiful paintings!

  • @pyxelpub8251
    @pyxelpub8251 Рік тому

    Hey Mr.Albala, I was wondering, while I am not a beginner, would you recommend I start with this book over your other book 'Landscape Painting'? Thanks!

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 10 місяців тому

      Both books cover topics that are important for both beginners and intermediate painters. I’m biased, of course. I think you should get both! However, if you’d like to see a comparison of what’s covered in each book, go to this page at my website: mitchalbala.com/books-compared/

  • @KathyBrooksArt
    @KathyBrooksArt 2 роки тому

    Very interesting and useful information. Thanks!

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 9 місяців тому

      You are most welcome! Paint on!

  • @KathyBrooksArt
    @KathyBrooksArt 2 роки тому

    Great tutorial, simple and straightforward. Thank you!

  • @KathyBrooksArt
    @KathyBrooksArt 2 роки тому

    Very helpful, and interesting. thanks

  • @haidy.f4161
    @haidy.f4161 2 роки тому

    This was very helpful, thank you

  • @TimGreig
    @TimGreig 2 роки тому

    Very helpful. The "white" path was pretty obviously not going to be black in the notan. How do you decide on middle greys?

  • @SehrishAziz
    @SehrishAziz 2 роки тому

    Very easy and informative tahnk you ✨👏👏

  • @colonel.gaddafikhan9107
    @colonel.gaddafikhan9107 2 роки тому

    Really great book

  • @paulwoodford6229
    @paulwoodford6229 2 роки тому

    I love notan art

  • @emclark1000
    @emclark1000 2 роки тому

    I bought this book during surgery recovery and devoured it in just a few days...now I'm working my way through it. Thank you for such a thorough AND concise and pointed series of introduction of key concepts. The book presents them in a way to get the artist to learn how to apply the CONCEPTS, thus being able to apply them in personalized choices in the workbook exercises. It is a great teaching and learning approach. Thank you! (I also bought several other books at the same time and this is the only one that pulled me in and kept me eagerly reading and underlining and planning practice paintings).

    • @MitchAlbala
      @MitchAlbala 2 роки тому

      Delighted to hear your story. That’s exactly how I intended the book to work - to be very practical. No up in the sky theory, but principles and practices you can apply in your paintings right away. Paint on!