Introduction to Alla Prima Painting

Course # A-PAINT-7192-03-01
Levels: 2, 3
Grade Range: Adult

September 16, 2009 - December 9, 2009
(No class: 12/02)
Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12 Sessions
Member: $256; Guest: $296
Total Fees: $52 ($ 52 model fee)

Alla prima, or direct painting, is an expressive method of painting from life. In this class, students learn to paint in full color without employing an elaborate underdrawing or underpainting. Students are taught to identify value patterns, mix vibrant color with a limited palette, and use brush strokes that create form and add vitality to the surface. The first six weeks, the class will work from still life objects. Each set-up will reflect specific challenges to explore. In the last half of the semester, lessons learned from the still life will be applied to portrait painting using a live model. Famous painters who have worked in this alla prima style are as diverse as Richard Schmid, Charles Hawthorne, Claude Monet, and John Singer Sargent.

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