Alla Prima: Everything I Know about Painting, by Richard Schmid

Softcover, 2004, 6th printing, 193+ beautifully color illustrated pages. Like new, owners name crossed off on inside cover and small bump on lower front  cover corner.

Alla Prima - the teaching standard for classical painting instruction. This must have book offers to painters the wisdom and technical savvy of a lifetime. Writing as an acknowledged master, Richard Schmid leads his reader gracefully through the fundamentals and subtleties of painting technique with refreshing clarity, authority and deep affection to all who strive for self-expression, regardless of skill level.