LiberaceвЂ™s painting supplies for the VelГЎzquez palette. Hallelujah! LiberaceвЂ™s VelГЎzquez inspired palette using historically accurate pigments.

Luckily for me, Rob Liberace literally has all the answers and being in his workshop this past week lit the proverbial вЂњeurekaвЂќ light bulb above my head. Well dear readers, do you know what is the quickest way to kill realism in your alla prima? Adding curves!! Hence you can understand my frustration and my desire to break this dirty little habit. Instead I was actually encouraged to follow it as it was viewed as part of my вЂњunique styleвЂќ and вЂњidentityвЂќ. My alma matter should have beat it the sh*t out of me while I was back in school. So what are my flaws when it comes to alla prima? Well for one I have a tendency to round out everything in my gesture and use a strong contour line. The speed at which you need to commit to your decisionsвЂ“that really allows you to see the flaws in your work. There is something about the directness of alla prima. I have taken several of RobвЂ™s classes locally here at the Art League in Alexandria VA, but this is my first workshop experience and I have to say I am now a big fan of them! Having 5 consecutive 6-hour days with RobвЂ™s excellent instruction helped me to really discover some bad habits that I fall back on in my alla prima painting. Today wrapped up the 5th day of Rob LiberaceвЂ™s VelГЎzquez to Sorolla workshop and I count myself extremely fortunate to have been one of the attendees. LiberaceвЂ™s first demo on Day One painting in a VelГЎzquez style manner.

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