Alla Prima Still Life
Dominique Medici
$430
In this hands-on class, you’ll complete one small still-life painting each week using the alla prima (wet-into-wet) approach. Through direct observation, you’ll learn to simplify what you see, mix clean color, and paint with confidence and freshness. Each session includes demos, guided exercises, and personal feedback to help you strengthen your understanding of proportion, value, color, and edge. Using a limited seven-color palette, you’ll explore color harmony and develop stronger technical and compositional skills. Bring 1–3 objects each week—seasonal or personal items encouraged. Perfect for all levels seeking to paint with clarity, spontaneity, and joy.
Required Supplies
Use a gray palette (Soho or New Wave).
Bring professional brushes: Hog hair flats/filberts #4–#8, and one #4 sable or synthetic.
Use artist-grade paints: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Red Light, Quinacridone Red, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Teal, and Ivory Black.
Optional: Flake White Replacement, Yellow Ochre, Vandyck Brown.
Paint on gray-primed panels or canvas (8x10–12x16); bring 1–2 per class.
Preferred mediums: Gamblin Refined Linseed Oil and Liquin Fine Detail.
- Gamsol OMS for cleaning
- plus tape
- clips
- metal cups
- rags
- sketchbook
Dominique Medici
Dominique Medici is a figurative oil painter based in Seattle. She studied in London and has exhibited both nationally and internationally. Medici has received awards...