Frank O'Cain: working in acrylic with a palette of orange, and green to build a planar structure.

Frank O'Cain's demonstration at the Art Students League of NY on November 12 2024 shows how to work with a few challenging colors -- primarily orange and green -- to build a structure using planes.. The demo includes many tips including how to use difficult colors without creating mud. Once colors are in place, the demo shows how the artist can make them interact. A few Qs and As follow the demo. 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