By Al R. Young The Les Misérables issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - Dazzled by the Simplest Things (4 pages)Hearth - Stockings if You Please (4 pages)Kitchen - Speaking All Dialects (6 pages)Music - Her Piano-Organ (2 pages)Garden - The Spirit Is a Garden (2 pages)Workshops - Les Bâtons (1 page)Garret - The Song of Khamja (3 pages)Les Misérables is the 115th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 19 No. 1, 2018, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Elspeth C. Young If God So Clothe The Field (Margaretta Unwin Clark) was painted by the artist in the studios at Ben Haven.

Dimensions (unframed width x height)
86 in. x 47 in.

Support
Panel

Milestones
Research commences - May 2016
Painting commences - August 2016
Painting completed - March 2016

Equipment
Creating a painting often involves creating or modifying tools or making improvements to the studio itself.  This painting project necessitated the following activities in terms of tools, supplies, and operations... Read more »

Tags: If God So Clothe The Field, 2018, Project commentaries

By Al R. Young The More Jonathan Papers issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - In the Circle of the Hearth (4 pages)Hearth - The Right to Call It Mine (2 pages)Kitchen - The Cook's Day Out (6 pages)Music - The Voice of the River (2 pages)Garden - After Frost (4 pages)Workshops - Simple Enjoyment (1 page)Garret - Among the Lytfolc of the Far Isles (2 pages)More Jonathan Papers is the 114th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 18 No. 6, 2018, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Al R. Young The Very Thought Of Thee is the newest oil painting to be added to the line of original artworks from Al Young Studios.

Click here to see a larger image of the new painting, read the artist's commentary, and look at the selection of prints--if any are available.... Read more »

Tags: The Very Thought Of Thee, 2018, Elspeth C. Young, Heroes of the Book of Mormon Art Collection, Legacy, News, Oil paintings and prints, The Messiah Art Collection

By Al R. Young The Grey Havens was painted by the artist in the studios at Ben Haven.

dimensions (unframed width x height)
84 in. x 48 in.

support
Panel

milestones
Commission received and work begins — 2000
Painting completed — 2004 June

equipment created or modified for this project
Clamp-on glass-palette holder

costumes, miniatures, and props created for this project
None.

methodology
This section presents only one or two items that may be of interest to professional artists, amateurs, and others interested in the work of the Studios... Read more »

Tags: The Grey Havens, 2018, Project commentaries

By Al R. Young And He Shall Be Their Shepherd is the newest oil painting to be added to the line of original artworks from Al Young Studios.

Click here to see a larger image of the new painting, read the artist's commentary, and look at the selection of prints--if any are available.... Read more »

Tags: And He Shall Be Their Shepherd, 2018, Elspeth C. Young, Legacy, News, Oil paintings and prints, The Messiah Art Collection

By Al R. Young The Ivanhoe issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - Of Exercising Hospitality (3 pages)Hearth - Of Noble Ancestry (4 pages)Kitchen - Of the Culinary Art (6 pages)Music - Of the Minstrel Art (1 page)Garden - Of the Healing Art (6 pages)Workshops - Of Gold and Bosses (1 page)Garret - Duhg's Secret (2 pages)Ivanhoe is the 113th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 18 No. 5, 2018, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Ashton R. Young
The first step was to perform an on-site evaluation of the window's condition.  The next step was preparing a report of visible damage; setting forth what damage might be discovered upon disassembling the windows; proposing a scenario for restoring the window; identifying dependencies and describing what restoration might look like; and suggesting a fee schedule for completing the work.  These are some of the photos from the on-site evaluation:

                              


The report identified the following categories of damage:

Cracked glass
Damaged came
Severely bowed came
Deteriorated glazing compound
Paint overspray and runs

With window casements and frames being repaired by other contractors, the Studios focused exclusively on the glass, which was to be remounted (without triple-glazing) into either refurbished or replacement frames and casements... Read more »

Tags: 2018, Project commentaries, Restoration and remodeling, Stained glass

By Ashton R. Young... Read more »

Tags: 2018, Overview, Project commentaries

By Al R. Young
Anna the Prophetess, published by Covenant Communications, features Under Whose Wings Thou Art Come to Trust by Al R. Young, from Al Young Studios' Women of the Bible Fine Art Collection.Under Whose Wings Thou Art Come To Trust... Read more »

Tags: Under Whose Wings Thou Art Come To Trust, 2018

By Al R. Young The The Four Feathers issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - This Last Hour Created (2 pages)Hearth - So Quickly Done (3 pages)Kitchen - I Shall Come Back (6 pages)Music - Upon Her Violin (2 pages)Garden - Only Moonlight in the Garden (-21 pages)Workshops - Give Me a Token that I May Carry Back (5 pages)Garret - In St. John's Tower (2 pages)The Four Feathers is the 112th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 18 No. 4, 2018, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Al R. Young Surely Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow Me is the newest oil painting to be added to the line of original artworks from Al Young Studios.

Click here to see a larger image of the new painting, read the artist's commentary, and look at the selection of prints--if any are available.... Read more »

Tags: Surely Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow Me, 2018, Elspeth C. Young, Legacy, News, Oil paintings and prints, Women of the Bible Art Collection

By Al R. Young The The Jonathan Papers issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - The Moment of Poise (4 pages)Hearth - There Should Always be a Bookmark (4 pages)Kitchen - On Taking One's Dessert First (4 pages)Music - The Memory of Music (2 pages)Garden - Dig in it Weed it and Pick it (4 pages)Workshops - The Lure of the Berry (1 page)Bookshelf - And the Garden is Mine Now (2 pages)Garret - From Sanquhar to Ayr (2 pages)The Jonathan Papers is the 111th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 18 No. 3, 2018, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Al R. Young The The Scarlet Pimpernel issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - Of Indigo and of Blue (3 pages)Hearth - Exquisitely Painted (4 pages)Kitchen - With Her Own Hands (5 pages)Music - Of the Improvised Concert (2 pages)Garden - The Scarlet Pimpernel (4 pages)Workshops - A Bold Dash for the Barn (3 pages)Garret - Time and Distance Vanish (2 pages)The Scarlet Pimpernel is the 110th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 18 No. 2, 2018, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Al R. Young The Blessings Of The Fathers is the newest oil painting to be added to the line of original artworks from Al Young Studios.

Click here to see a larger image of the new painting, read the artist's commentary, and look at the selection of prints--if any are available.... Read more »

Tags: The Blessings Of The Fathers, 2018, Elspeth C. Young, Legacy, News, Oil paintings and prints, Pioneer Art Collection