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Because nature is so expansive and complex, so varied in its range of light, landscape painters often have to look further and more deeply to find form and structure, value patterns, and an organized arrangement of shapes. In Landscape Painting, Mitchell Albala shares his concepts and practices for translating nature's grandeur, complexity, and color dynamics into convincing representations of space and light. Concise, practical, and inspirational, Landscape Painting focuses on the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, such as: • Simplification and Massing: Learn to reduce nature's complexity by looking beneath the surface of a subject to discover the form's basic masses and shapes.• Color and Light: Explore color theory as it specifically applies to the landscape, and learn the various strategies painters use to capture the illusion of natural light.• Selection and Composition: Learn to select wisely from nature's vast panorama. Albala shows you the essential cues to look for and how to find the most promising subject from a world of possibilities. The lessons in Landscape Painting—based on observation rather than imitation and applicable to both plein air and studio practice—are accompanied by painting examples, demonstrations, photographs, and diagrams. Illustrations draw from the work of more than 40 contemporary artists and such masters of landscape painting as John Constable, Sanford Gifford, and Claude Monet. Based on Albala's 25 years of experience and the proven methods taught at his successful plein air workshops, this in-depth guide to all aspects of landscape painting is a must-have for anyone getting started in the genre, as well as more experienced practitioners who want to hone their skills or learn new perspectives.
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MITCHELL ALBALA teaches landscape painting at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle. A respected and dedicated teaching artist for more than 20 years, he is best known for his atmospheric and semiabstract landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. He has lectured on impressionism at the Seattle Art Museum, has written about landscape painting for American Artist magazine, and hosts an educational website at mitchellalbala.com. He has exhibited nationally and is represented by the Lisa Harris Gallery in Seattle
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Mitchell Albala on Landscape Painting,
By James (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice (Hardcover)
I found this to be an excellent book on painting in general and on landscape painting in particular.He describes all the main elements of painting from composition to edge control. There is a very good section on what to look for (and why) in selecting landscape scenes. He provides clear examples using his own and other artists' paintings and also gives some painting demos. Intelligently written by a very experienced teacher and painter. High quality images. Geared perhaps at the intermediate painter, it would be good book for novices to grow with or as a good reference for experienced painters. This would be in my top 2 painting books of the many dozen I have read. Highly recommended.
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A Complete Painting Course in 192 Pages!,
This review is from: Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice (Hardcover)
I picked up this book a few years back, with an idea to try my hand at oil painting. I had worked for a long time as a freelance illustrator and had never worked in oils. I began working in water-soluble oils and found that everything in this book can be applied to that medium with some variation. For me the chapter on underpainting is what reignited my passion for painting on canvas. How refreshing to read a book that gives you clear and concise instructions on how to create an image from start to finish. This is not to say that Mr. Albala gives you exercises to follow, rather he gives you the courage to take the tools he has given you and this lets you jump right into your painting. All of these teachings are supported with incredible examples of paintings, his own and many other artists' work. I found 'Landscape Painting' by Mitchell Albala to be a concise and inspiring painting workshop in 192 pages!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Baby's First Painting Book,
This review is from: Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice (Hardcover)
OK, so I'm no baby, but this was my first ever painting book. Maybe it's because it is my first that I love it and I can't exactly describe why. Here are the high points: lots of info that is well organized and communication clearly; excellent photographs of paintings and examples; everything you need to know about landscape painting in an attractive nutshell. I think one of the best things about this book is that it has all a beginner needs, but there is room to grow -- as I mature as a painter I will continue to refer to its excellent content.
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