...gotta get my alla prima portraiture-fu back in business again, this summer break's been awesome just for catching up with painting and drawing, and a nice respite from having to view contemporary garbage.
http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/oilblog/archive/2006/11/17/oil-painting-sean-cheetham-using-a-quot-mud-palette-quot-to-achieve-harmony.aspx
Sean Cheetham's article, together with Richard Schimd's book and Justin Kaupfman's alla prima demo is truly a one-hit-KO art combo to help improve your painting skills. Read it, know the pallette system intuitively enough, focus on drawing exercises and see your own alla prima skills skyrocketing.