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Posts tagged oil painting

A Dream Came True in Bella Italia

In June 2017 I attended an artist residency in a tiny village in Umbria - a dream come true!

Travel and PaintingElla YangJuly 24, 2017Ella Yang Studioartist residency, icarts.org, plein air, italy landscape, umbria, landscape, oil painting, farms, italia, painting Italy, italian countryside

Why varnish a perfectly good painting?

A primer on the benefits of varnishing an oil painting.

Ella YangApril 19, 2017Ella Yang Studiovarnish, traditional oil painting, oil painting materials, oil painting, damar, gamvar, gamblin, archival, art conservation, fine art

Painting with Friends

Painting "en plein air" as a collegial experience is energizing and inspiring. A few days on the CT shoreline this past summer with two painting friends was a welcome relief during a very hot summer in Brooklyn.

Ella YangAugust 31, 2016Ella Yang Studioplein air painting, CT shore, Indian River, fine art, representational painting, oil painting, NYC artistComment

FAQ's, or What People Ask Me All The Time

FAQ's, or What People Ask Me All The Time

Ella YangSeptember 19, 2015Ella Yang StudioFrequently asked questions, Painting process, questions for artists, oil paintingComment

Gowanus Canal images a draw

UncategorizedElla YangMarch 5, 2010Brooklyn cityscape, gowanus canal, oil painting, Union Street bridgeComment

Stream Paintings

UncategorizedElla YangAugust 14, 2009catskill mountains, catskills, oil painting, painting of stream, painting on-site, people swimming, plein air, swimming hole, waterfallsComment

Painting toy (new), painting drop-off

UncategorizedElla YangJanuary 23, 2009art exhibition, Brooklyn cityscape, lehigh valley, new york harbor, oil painting, pochade box, red hook brooklynComment

Starting a new painting is my favorite part of the process

UncategorizedElla YangJanuary 15, 2009interior, oil painting, painting process, starting a paintingComment

Painting indoors is an adjustment

UncategorizedElla YangJanuary 14, 2009art studio, oil painting, plein air paintingComment

Midtown Manhattan commission finished

UncategorizedElla YangJanuary 14, 2009cityscape, commission, madison avenue, midtown manhattan, NYC building, oil paintingComment

Scenes of the Gowanus Canal did well at the GCC show

UncategorizedElla YangJanuary 6, 20093rd street bridge, 9th street bridge, Brooklyn cityscape, gowanus canal, industrial view, oil painting, Union Street bridgeComment