Paul Cumes

Welcome to Paul's youtube studio.

I believe in Freedom in art. I bring life and energy into what I paint.

Extemporaneous, alla-prima, intuitive artwork. I paint all kinds of stuff and show you the process. It is fantastic.

I also upload the occasional random video of what Im up to at the moment.

MOST of these works are made in about an hour, alla-prima style.

Alla prima is a style of painting where, instead of building colors up with layers or glazing over an underpainting, the painting is completed while the paint is still wet. Strictly defined, an alla prima painting would be started and finished in one painting session, but the term is also more loosely applied to any painting done in a direct, expressive style, with minimal preparation.
Alla prima comes from Italian, literally meaning "at once". The French term is premier coup.
Famous painters who worked in an alla prima style are as diverse as Paul Cezanne, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer and Caravaggio.

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