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Abstract Design and Realism

Albert Handell OPAM · Jul 27, 2020 ·

Question: Hey Albert, I watched you demonstrate and I was amazed, are you getting abstract or what? Well that’s a good question. Sometimes I wonder myself. I always had a good feeling for the design and shapes that make up the composition, I’m not trying to “go abstract,” not at all, I love realism and it’s...
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Albert Handell
Albert Handell lives and paints in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he exhibits and teaches nationally and internationally. Since his return from Europe (1961-1965), he has had annual one-man shows, four museum one-man exhibits, and has received his share of articles and covers. He is often requested to judge national exhibitions such as Oil Painters of America (OPA), The American Impressionists Society (AIS), and numerous Pastel Societies throughout the country. His paintings are in numerous private and public and museum collections.
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