A few paintings from a time when I first discovered the advantageous and beautiful qualities of alla prima techniques.
Alla Prima #1
Oil on linen
8" x 6"
Greetings fellow Steemians,
In today’s post I thought I’d share and discuss a few paintings I did during a time in my atelier training where I discovered and began to hone the advantageous and beautiful qualities of alla prima painting techniques.
As I still consider the traditional and methodical skills to be obtained from classical atelier training to be of vital importance, when I discovered the applicability of these relatively newer techniques I found them to be like breath of fresh air.
Alla Prima #3
Oil on linen
8" x 6"
Where as traditional methods are structured in such a way (almost as if in a scientific way) where it breaks down all of the components that make up a drawing or painting in simplified variables where if there are any problems that occur (of course which often do), they can be easily targeted, isolated, and remedied as directly as possible.
Alla Prima #2 (Teabox)
Oil on linen
8" x 6"
So when coming from an alla prima perspective (direct painting) you’re basically juggling all of the components (drawing/value/form/color/paint handling) at the same time.
While it can initially be perceived as something overwhelming and in opposition, it can actually be quite liberating in working in this way. It’s actually the opposite side of the same coin and can actually benefit the painter when going back to a more structured way of working.
When I first began working in this manner, it felt like a refinement of the senses.
Alla Prima #4
Oil on linen
8" x 10"
I hope you’ve enjoyed these as much as I enjoyed working on them :)
Please feel free to let me know what you think?
Thanks for reading Everyone!
-James Hansen