Alla Prima Painting - Rebecca Madura

This oil painting course will teach you to finish a painting in one session, applying paint wet-into-wet with decisive brushstrokes for immediate, spontaneous results.

We will focus on directness, value, color, and form, while learning to use a limited palette, creating clean colors, controlling the paint, and developing color harmonies.

We will also learn how light creates form, using value patterns to build structure.

This class is perfect for someone with oil painting or drawing experience interested in improving speed and confidence, while finding personal style and nurturing the aesthetic eye.

Oil Painting Supplies

Oil Paints

• Cerulean Blue
• Cadmium Lemon
• Ultramarine Blue
• Viridian
• Alizarin Crimson
• Titanium White (large tube)
• Cadmium Red Medium
• Yellow Ochre
• Raw Umber

Painting Medium

• Linseed Oil, Galkyd, Galkyd Gel, or Liquin

Cleaning & Solvents

• Bar of soap (e.g., Lava)
• Rags or good quality paper towels (blue automotive towels are great)
• Solvent: odor-free solvent such as Gamsol or Turpenoid, and a jar with a lid or other container/brush cleaning container
• If you prefer to be solvent-free: baby oil or safflower oil can be used for clean-up

Palette & Tools

• Enamel, glass, stay-wet, or disposable palette
• Palette knife – small trowel shape best for mixing on palette

Brushes

• Brushes of various sizes
• Brights or filberts
• A couple of small rounds or angle brushes for details
• Sable, sable essence, natural white bristle, or synthetic mixed brushes specifically for oil painting are recommended, in various bristle firmnesses

Painting Supports & Other

• Painting supports and surfaces: since we will complete one painting each session, various small supports are needed (canvas, wood panel, oil painting paper), 12” x 12” max to start
• Painter’s tape (preferably not blue — neutral masking tape or light purple recommended)