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Alla Prima Series: Candlelight Floral

🕯️ Paint for the mood, not just the subject. In this 5+ hour demo, Jared Brady explores a floral still-life lit by candlelight, showing how to draw the viewer into subtle value shifts, glowing accent lights, and emotional depth—all while maintaining the freshness of an alla prima painting. 

You’ll learn how to:
🎨 Harness edge-control and value contrast to simulate candlelit ambiance
🌑 Use strong lights and deep shadows to orient the scene and build drama
🖌️ Achieve freshness and directness by sticking to alla prima principles—no overworking
📐 Design around a central focal point (the vase) and integrate surrounding elements without losing unity

Perfect for painters who want to deepen their still-life work with heightened mood and narrative, especially if you're comfortable with oils and ready to challenge yourself. 🕒 Runtime: 5+ hours

  • Jared Brady

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  • Professional

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Meet your instructor

Jared Brady

Jared Brady is a representational artist working mainly in oils. He continues to explore new visual concepts and subject matter and is excited by the countless possibilities of art. “There is beauty everywhere I look. The same visual concepts that excite me in a grand vista can also be found in a simple still life.”
A current theme Jared is exploring is forest landscapes.  “Something about the forest has always transfixed me. The abstraction, flow, and complexity has always drawn me to it. I find that when a subject seems too difficult or out of reach, I gain so much when I push myself to take it on.”

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