Demonstration by Frank O'Cain at the Art Students League of New York, February 20, 20234, showing how to start a painting by using a letter of the alphabet to trigger the initial forms. This is a useful exercise to help the artist understand how forms, negative spaces and other elements in a painting work together.
Frank O'Cain is an important instructor at the Art Students League of New York who has, introduced generations of students to the basic principles of Abstract Painting developed by Cezanne and Hans Hofmann.
Recorded and edited by Stephen Durkee