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

Preparing for Painting Abroad

For a painting trip to Italy, I need to pare down my equipment and materials. Where can I cut down on weight and volume?

Looking as a Skill and Tool

Looking as an antidote to high-tech glancing. How looking to paint or looking at a painting may save your mind.

Ella YangApril 29, 2017Ella Yang Studiolooking, observation, attention, technology, painting

Why varnish a perfectly good painting?

A primer on the benefits of varnishing an oil painting.

Celebrating 15 years of art life

Ella YangJanuary 19, 2017Ella Yang StudioGowanus, Brooklyn artist, contemporary artist, plein air, art studio, art career

Fairfield Porter at Tibor de Nagy

Ella YangNovember 14, 2016Fairfield Porter, Tibor de Nagy, inspiration, art history, plein air painting, landscape painting, 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.

Unfinished, or when is a painting finished?

Unfinished, the Met Breuer's new exhibition raises the question - When is a painting finished?

"You're a Dinosaur!"

Ella YangMarch 14, 2016plein air, art history, painting process, julian easel, brooklyn cityscapeComment

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

Blush-worthy Accolades

What I suspected to be a scam turned out to be an honor!

Brownstones are NOT Brown

Not all historic brownstone buildings are the same color. Mixing the right colors take practice and a lot of hard looking.

Ella YangFebruary 25, 2015brownstones, historic brooklyn, cityscape, row houses, mixing colors, commissions, old housesComment

Welcoming in 2015

Ella YangJanuary 8, 2015studio, paintings, commissions, new yarComment

Moving to a new website platform

Ella YangMarch 16, 2014new websiteComment

Why would I hang paintings there?!

UncategorizedElla YangJune 17, 2013art loan, brooklyn painting, cityscape painting, NYC architect, paintings of interiors, urban paintingComment

Parallax AF: A New Venture

UncategorizedElla YangNovember 7, 2012art, art fair, cityscapes, fine art, free event, New York art fair, Parallax AFComment

So much clearer now

UncategorizedElla YangFebruary 19, 2012artist with cataracts, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, large canvas, lily pads, monet lily paintings, vertical paintingComment

Affordable Holiday Art Sale, Dec 1-4

UncategorizedElla YangNovember 21, 2011440 gallery, affordable art brooklyn, affordable art new york city, brooklyn art gallery, brooklyn artists, discounted artwork, ella yang artist, holiday art sale, holiday gift idea, shop local BrooklynComment

Occasional thoughts on art - art making, looking at art, collecting art, displaying art, etc.