New Lessons in Landscape Painting: Key Concepts and Exercises in Color and Composition - By the author of The Landscape Painter's Workbook (For Artists) - Softcover

Albala, Mitchell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577158814 ISBN 13: 9781577158813

Publisher: Rockport Publishers, 2026

Synopsis

Refine and expand your landscape painting skills with this next-level guide by award-winning painter and bestselling author Mitchell Albala.

New Lessons in Landscape Painting builds on the success of the bestselling The Landscape Painter’s Workbook, with new topics, step-by-step exercises, demonstrations, and in-depth painting analyses. Each is designed to build stronger skills in the core practices of landscape painting: shape interpretation, composition, and color.

Alongside inspiring contemporary artwork from an array of talented artists, this indispensable reference offers intermediate and advanced skill-building lessons that apply to both plein air and studio painting. You'll learn practical strategies to improve your creative decision-making and problem-solving skills, regardless of your chosen style. 

Inside, you’ll find:

• Comprehensive lessons on color temperature, color dominance, composition, notan, edge work, abstraction, depth, and the spatial properties of color
• Step-by-step, practical exercises designed to build skills you can directly apply to solving problems in your own paintings
• Key concept primers that explain the theory behind each technique
• Over 100 paintings from more than 50 of today’s most respected landscape artists working in oil, pastel, watercolor, and acrylic

If you're ready to move beyond the basics, New Lessons in Landscape Painting is the ideal technical resource and creative companion for your journey--inspiring you to explore new practices that will help you create more successful landscape paintings.

The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.

Also available from the series: Drawing the Head for Artists, Essential Human Anatomy for Artists, Facial Expressions for Artists, Figure Drawing for Artists, Life Drawing for Artists, Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists, Dynamic Still Life for Artists, The Landscape Painter’s Workbook, Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists, Plein Air Techniques for Artists, Light and Color in the Watercolor Landscape, and Sketching Techniques for Artists.

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About the Author

Mitchell Albala, whose semi-abstract and atmospheric landscapes have been exhibited nationally, is the author of three books: New Lessons in Landscape Painting, The Landscape Painter’s Workbook: Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color (both from Rockport Publishers) and Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice (Watson-Guptill), a leading title on the subject since it was published in 2009. In addition to leading plein air workshops in Italy, Albala is also a popular workshop instructor in the Pacific Northwest and has lectured on Impressionism and landscape painting at the Seattle Art Museum. He has written for International Artist and Artists & Illustrators magazines, and his work was profiled in the French arts magazine Pratique des Arts. His popular painting blog holds a top spot on feedspot.com’s “Top 80 Websites & Blogs for Painters.” His paintings, workshops, and blog can be found on his website mitchalbala.com. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rockport Publishers
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1577158814
• ISBN 13: 9781577158813
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144