Eagle-based artist Leigh Ann Van Fossan will teach an alla prima wildflower oil painting workshop on Saturday, July 30, at Art of the Valley Gallery in Avon. Van Fossan will work with painters from 10 ...

Learn how to layer paints for vibrant, clean color; how to paint expressively with intuitive brushstrokes; how to infuse light into your art; and much more!

I’ve long admired the expressive brushwork of painters like John Singer Sargent, Joaquín Sorolla, Frans Hals and Anders Zorn. Their alla prima technique – wet-into-wet painting – emphasises bold, ...

Alla prima, an Italian term meaning “first attempt,” is an oil painting technique where layers of paint are applied while still wet, usually quickly over the course of just a few hours rather than ...