I’m Elisabetta, an Italian artist with a true passion for sketching and painting. I believe that drawing is a teachable skill, not just a talent, and that anyone can paint!

Today I have an exciting new class for you: we will be painting a gouache landscape “alla prima”: it  refers to a direct painting approach where paint is applied wet on wet without letting earlier layers dry. It is a very loose and relaxed way of painting. It’s easy, fun and the results are amazing! Anyone can do it!

Alla prima was the favourite technique of impressionists for oil, but today in my class we are using this technique with gouache: the final painting will look a bit like oil, with visible wide brushstrokes and a lot of texture. I love it!  And you? don’t you like it?

This class is meant for advanced beginners. If you have never tried gouache before, maybe you can start with my previous gouache classes: