once declared, “To copy the objects in a still life is nothing. One must render the emotions they awaken.”

Kay Gallwey, Still Life. © 2019 IMM Lifestyle Books. Courtesy of Fox Chapel Publishers.
The alla prima technique
Painting a still life alla prima

© 2019 IMM Lifestyle Books. Courtesy of Fox Chapel Publishers.
Materials and equipment:
- Sheet of canvas, canvas board, or hardboard (Masonite) primed with acrylic primer
- Soft hair round brush or charcoal stick
- Bristle brushes: large and medium
- Acrylic colors: Naphthol Crimson, Cadmium Scarlet, Azo Yellow Medium, Hooker’s Green, Light Green Oxide, Cobalt Blue, Prism Violet, Cadmium Orange, Raw Umber

Kay Gallwey, Still Life (in process). © 2019 IMM Lifestyle Books. Courtesy of Fox Chapel Publishers.

Kay Gallwey, Still Life (in process). © 2019 IMM Lifestyle Books. Courtesy of Fox Chapel Publishers.

Kay Gallwey, Still Life (in process). © 2019 IMM Lifestyle Books. Courtesy of Fox Chapel Publishers.

Kay Gallwey, Still Life (in process). © 2019 IMM Lifestyle Books. Courtesy of Fox Chapel Publishers.

Kay Gallwey, Still Life (in process). © 2019 IMM Lifestyle Books. Courtesy of Fox Chapel Publishers.

Kay Gallwey, Still Life (in process). © 2019 IMM Lifestyle Books. Courtesy of Fox Chapel Publishers.
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