Mitchell Albala's workshop, "Exploring Composition through Shape and Notan" has helped popularize the notan and redefine how it can be used by contemporary artists. In this brief talk, excerpted from a presentation given at Lisa Harris Gallery in 2015, Mitchell discusses the notan as a means of defining shape and pattern.

See additional blog posts about notan at my website:
https://mitchalbala.com/category/notan/

See Mitchell Albala's best-selling landscape books:

The Landscape Painter's Workbook: Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color
https://mitchalbala.com/landscape-pai...
(This book includes an entire chapter on notan: Notan and the Compositional Study).

Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice
https://mitchalbala.com/landscape-pai...