New Book of Gowanus Views - 20+ years of paintings

A new collection of paintings that document over 20 years of industrial Gowanus views.

PublishedElla YangAugust 13, 2025book, cityscapes

The Art of the Mayoment, a Hellman's Mayonnaise Event

A pop-up exhibit at a gallery in the Lower East Side that brought together art with mayonnaise lovers!

Art ExhibitElla YangJuly 21, 2025mayoment, hellmannsmayonnaise, art of the mayoment, pop-up, hellmannsComment

From a Study to a Finished Painting

How a quick study can inspire a more finished painting

Painting processElla YangApril 7, 2025Ella Yang StudioBrooklyn cityscape, brownstone brooklyn, park slope, historic brooklyn, plein air paintingComment

As Featured in "Collector Profile" in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine

Featured in the Spring Issue of Fine Art Connoiseur

Painting processElla YangApril 7, 2025Ella Yang Studiochilde hassam, inspiration, impressionism, art influenceComment

How an Impressionist Painting Seeped into My Brain

How a 19th century painting inspired a Brooklyn cityscape

Painting processElla YangMarch 15, 2025Ella Yang Studiochilde hassam, inspiration, impressionism, art influenceComment

I Joined Another Artists Organization

Announcing a new membership and new opportunities to see my artwork!

PublicityElla YangApril 2, 2024brooklyn artists, park slope artist, brooklyn arts, NYC artists

Displaying Your Artwork

Ideas on how to arrange artwork on your walls. Forget all those rules and be creative in how you enjoy your collection of artwork!

Collecting ArtElla YangOctober 11, 2023Ella Yang Studiodisplay, art installation, display art, collect art, home decor, wall artComment

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

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

Memories of Painting in Tuscany | A one-month residency in 2019

Memories of living in a small hilltop village in Tuscany and painting every day for a month in the summer of 2019.

Travel and PaintingElla YangOctober 25, 2022italia, italy landscape, travel in italy, life in italy, tuscany landscape, tuscan village, montepulciano, italian countryside, painting Italy, painting Tuscany

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

15th Anniversary of 100 New York Painters

Recognition that signaled me to continue on my art journey 15 years ago.

Published, PublicityElla YangNovember 15, 2021100 new york painters, brooklyn artist, new york city painting, Brooklyn cityscape, NYC artistComment

Simply Local - Painting Gowanus & Beyond: Group Exhibit, June 2021

Simply Local, a 3-person exhibit of cityscape paintings by Susan Greenstein, Janet Pedersen and Ella Yang depicting distinctive urban views of Gowanus and nearby neighborhoods of Brooklyn, NY.

Art ExhibitElla YangJuly 29, 2021Gowanus DredgersBrooklyn cityscape, art exhibition nyc, group exhibition in NYC, NYC Art Event, Brooklyn artists, urban views, oil paintings, acrylic paintings, watercolor paintings, architecture, gowanus, gowanus canal, gowanus viewsComment

Why skiing is a lot like plein air painting (for me!)

There are so many reasons that downhill skiing appeals to the same pleasures that I get from painting on-site: great scenery, physical challenges, and being zen.