Paper Bag & Pears | Alla Prima Oil Painting

Alla prima oil painting of a paper bag that couldn’t quite hold onto its pears... This is a quiet, no-talking painting demonstration - real-time brushwork, edited down with simple cuts, set to calm music. Nothing is sped up or time-lapsed, so you can watch and study each stroke as it lands, or just put it on to relax and unwind. I paint alla prima in a single sitting - starting with a simple sketch, then straight into the paint. I work section by section, dark to light, moving from the main subject to the background. Once that layer is fully dry, I sometimes go back in for a final pass of small details and glazes. Everything within that first sitting is placed and left exactly as it lands (premier coup): loaded brush, thick painterly strokes, no blending, no layering, no going back - chasing accurate light, form, and value while keeping the marks visible. Originals & prints → laurenpretorius.com Materials: Some links below are affiliate links - I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. Blick Premier Stretched Cotton Canvas→ https://bit.ly/4ge88cg Michael Harding Non-Absorbent Acrylic Primer→ https://bit.ly/4iDKN6O Silver Ruby Satin Brushes→ https://bit.ly/4zq3ocz Gamblin Artist's Oil Paints→ https://bit.ly/3Sg5g6G Gamblin Refined Linseed Oil→ https://bit.ly/4x4jUxc Gamblin Gamvar Varnish→ https://bit.ly/4cAsbR5 Subscribe for more real-time alla prima painting sessions!→    / @laurenpretoriusart   Thanks for spending some time with me and this painting 🤗