Alla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct Painting

Gury, Al

ISBN 10: 0823098346 / ISBN 13: 9780823098347

Published by Watson-Guptill, 2009

About this Item

Hardcover in dust jacket. A few dim smudges, else pages clean, unmarked. Cover lightly scuffed, with some wear to back corner of head of spine, small crease to surface layer upper front. Jacket has light wear at corners, with small/surface abrasion head of spine (repaired on reverse with clear tape). Shipped promptly with tracking. Txbk1.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct Painting
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823098346
• ISBN 13: 9780823098347
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 37 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

Alla Prima is a comprehensive guide to direct painting, characterised by bold, expressive brushwork and a painterly, atmospheric surface. It covers the history of the direct methods in both Europe and America. From there, it includes detailed step-by-step lessons and discussions on drawing structure, broken and smooth brushwork, and colour development.

About the Author

Al Gury chairs the painting department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he also teaches drawing. Gury exhibits his work at the F.A.N. Gallery and has shown at the National Academy of Design in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and numerous other galleries and museums around the country. He is the author of Alla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct Painting and Color for Painters: A Guide to Traditions and Practice. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.