Discover live alla prima portrait painting with award-winning artist Charles Scogins at The Coffee Gin in West Point, Jan. 11 ...

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 ...

While the specificity and richness of his more formal portraits increased, he discovered the satisfactions of alla prima painting. This technique is a method of oil painting in which a picture is ...