Alla Prima

Today’s post will be short.
In about less than 2 weeks, one of the best oil paintings by Claude Monet will finalize the auctioned price at Christie’s. The paintings entitled, “Nymphéas” or Water Lilies, painted in 1906.
This set is just one out of the 250 oil paintings in his life time. Every artwork [...]

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Edwin on October 13th, 2009

There are two ways of approaching your painting. The first is known as ‘alla prima’ or direct painting, when the canvas is completed in one session. The second technique is slower because each layer must be dry before the next coat is applied.

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