Alla Prima Still Life Painting
Workshop | This program is completed
The focus of this class will be on Alla Prima (direct wet into wet) oil painting and the various techniques used to create a fresh, spontaneous response to your subject matter while the paint is still wet. After an initial demonstration, students will work on their own by applying paint in large tonal patches and refining/ adding details as they move along. This class will be particularly helpful to students who wish to paint more loosely, use brush strokes economically and take advantage of the inherent beauty of wet oil paint. Students of all levels are welcome.
- Students are welcome to bring their own still life props if they wish
- to paint their own setup.
- Materials:
- Brushes: filberts, flats of varying sizes. NOTE: Be sure to have 2 brushes which are ¾” and 1” wide
- Medium: linseed oil only
- Odorless paint thinner for rinsing/cleaning brushes
- Rags or paper towels
- Rigid Palette
- 2-3 neutrally toned Canvases or panels
- Paint cups or old cans. NOTE: Bring jars or cans for your thinner at least 3” in diameter
- Jar with lid for used paint thinner.
- Oil colors: Titanium white; Cadmium red or equivalent; Cadmium orange or equivalent; Burnt sienna; Yellow ochre; Ultramarine blue; Purple; Cadmium yellow or equivalent; Viridian green; Olive green; Raw umber
- Please note: Oil paints are preferred, but if you decide to paint with acrylic paint, you MUST have an acrylic paint retarder to keep your paint fluid and wet.
David Shevlino
David Shevlino studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (certificate ’84) and the University of Pennsylvania (BFA ’92) and the Art Students’ League of NY. His work has been featured in national publications and he has exhibited his work and taught workshops throughout North America and Europe. He has also produced a series of instructional videos about his painting methods