Alla Prima Oil Painting Study | St Ives coastline, Cornwall

Alla prima oil painting is direct and intentional. It is usually done in one session - such as en plein air painting. Studio based oil studies, like in today's video, are a great way to practice your alla prima technique ready for plein air painting.

This oil painting study was a practice piece in preparation for a larger painting of the same view. The amazing coastline of Cornwall is full of magnificent views and stunning light. I particularly love the morning light along the St Ives coastline. I am working on a new series of coastal paintings and drawings which I am very excited about.

I was using oils on newsprint paper (which will fade over time but it is only a practice painting!). I also mixed some linseed oil into the paint to help it flow as the paper absorbed the oil quite quickly.

The colours on my palette for this oil study were:
Warm White
Winsor Lemon
Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium Red
Magenta
Terra Rosa
Indian Red
Raw Sienna
Raw Umber
Violet
Ultramarine Blue
Manganese Blue
Lamp Black

Thank you for watching and supporting my channel. Bye for now - Andrew

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[rachelscottart]

Lovely & loose. The sea colours that you get with Manganese blue are lush!

[tweeties]

What a treat to watch you paint and you don't look miserable, just in flow! Just discovered you today, thank heavens.

[nitinD]

Really enjoyed this video, it was so well edited! Fantastic music, loved the zoom in view to see your brush strokes and loved your study. Thanks for the treat and good luck with the big painting!

[jimreid]

Really like the 'scruffy' style of the study with all the dry moppy effects from the scrubbing with the round brush. I like that look, it's akin to the scaffolding around a building which often looks far more interesting than the clean look of the finished building. It's the structure of how it all knits together.
Cheers Andrew, gave me a few ideas there.

[mikepetersen]

Looks great. Can't wait to see You paint it on the board 👍

[louisewoodcox]

Like your painting and LOVE the music. Let's Boogie!!

[judithslawter]

Nice oil sketch/study. I look forward to your weekly posts!

[jacquelineb]

It will make a very beautiful painting, I'm sure. Well done Andrew!

[martinabusse]

Such a great study, thank you for showing, Best regards Martina

[deniseshaw]

Lovely Andrew you make it look so easy

[nickyclark]

Jùst watched be painting not watching 😂. Love the colours in the painting over your left shoulder ❤

[PondersEndModelRailway]

so nice to sit and watch the process, thank you

[arturhakobyan]

nice colors and I liked how you enjoyed yourself...😊

[bobgoodnoe]

I have to try that MH lemon yellow you use. It looks like a magnificent mixing color. Great study, Andrew.

[simonnemason]

Brilliant. Loved the music as well. Makes a great painting in its own right.

[randominternetuser]

Fantastic! Great subtle use of all the different blues. You ever done nocturnes? I think you’d be good at them

[nancykunik]

Like the combination of blues with manganese and other colors added ... Also noticed how you hold the brush far back and use all sides of brush to create spontaneous strokes throughout the painting with your personal color mixtures ... Looks like you made a great start on the larger one!

[DJPixelList]

A quick question...I'm sure that I saw you as a 'wild card' on Landscape Artist Of The Year this last season (2023)...am I wrong..? Love this painting. Best wishes..David.

[Zvorykina]

Beautiful painting !How much is your painting worth ?

[chaconne]

Andrew, I have a bit of a problem with the color blue. It is a cold color in itself and all seascapes, water, sky look rather cold to me. Recently I painted, unfortunately from a photograph, a hot summer landscape. Cloudless sky, calm sea, sand, pine trees and their very beautiful shadows :))) And I got stuck because I couldn't capture the hot air in colors. I live on the Baltic Sea and it's a cold sea. Could you advise me what colors of blue to use to make it hot, but not like in the Caribbean? :)) Only on our northern seas? It's easier for me to paint a storm than heat, unless there are people on the beach, but without them, I can't. Warmest regards!