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Mastrius Master Mitchell Albala is also the author of the two most popular books on landscape painting in the nation. how to balance detail and simplicity with the 80/20 rule.how to lay a foundation with a restricted number of shapes.shape combining and the hierarchy of shapes - how to discriminate between major driver shapes and minor shapes.

how limited values encourage shape differentiation.

how the first step of simplification is through a “limited focus”.

Essential coursework for plein air painters. In this class, working from your own photos and/or those supplied by your instructor, you will do several exercises and paintings, designed to encourage your eye and hand toward the simplified shape interpretation that is the backbone of the landscape painting experience. Painting or drawing a shape is not that difficult, but seeing a shape through layers of color, detail and complexity requires a practiced shift in perception. The ability to simplify - to translate nature’s detail and complexity into fewer and more readable shapes and patterns - is the most important skill for the landscape painter.