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Painting Outside, Come Rain or Shine!

What happens when an outside painting event must go on, even when it is raining?!

Painting processElla YangMay 31, 2023Industry Cityplein air painting, plein air, brooklyn cityscape, industry city, industrycity, outsidepainting, brooklyn artists, brooklyn artist, sunsetpark, Brooklyn cityscapeComment

Disappearing Gowanus - A series of paintings inspired by the Gowanus Canal area

Disappearing Gowanus - A series of paintings inspired by the Gowanus Canal area

How a neighborhood that has inspired my paintings for almost 20 years is disappearing quickly.

Painting processElla YangDecember 9, 2022Ella Yang Studiogowanus canal, gowanus views, Brooklyn cityscape, brooklyn artist, gowanus artist, gowanusComment

The Value of Studies and Sketches

How small studies and sketches made on-site can inform a finished studio painting

Painting processElla YangJanuary 3, 2022Ella Yang Studioplein air painting, oil studies, watercolor sketch, waterfront, gowanus canal, brooklyn scene, gowanus artistComment

Joy - Gioia - Alegria - 즐거움

Joy can be elusive….

Painting processElla YangNovember 25, 2021cityscape painting, brooklyn view, still life painting, Brooklyn cityscape, plein air painting, paintings of interiorsComment