TY - BOOK AU - Gury,Al TI - Alla prima: a contemporary guide to traditional direct painting SN - 9780823098347 (hardcover) AV - ND1500 .G87 2008 U1 - 751 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Watson-Guptill Pub. KW - Painting KW - Technique N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 175) and index; Foreword / by Jeffrey Carr -- Introduction -- Historical perspective : a brief overview of direct painting / by K. Malcolm Richards -- Basic materials -- Color -- Techniques -- The genres explored -- Appendix A: Practice and materials guide -- Appendix B: How to use museums and photographs -- Suggested reading -- Index ER -