>>3690015The literal meaning is “at first attempt”.
Wet on wet is just a consequence of the alla prima method of approach, as opposed to doing it in layers.
It’s the fucking Jedi ninja grandmaster Shaolin monk way of painting.
Read Richard Schmid’s book on it
He covers the various ways of approaching a painting and then tells the reader he prefers what he calls the simple approach...starting , from the first brush stroke, with the exact right color, with the exact right value,placed in the exact right place in the exact right shape with the exact right texture, followed by the exact right brushstroke....
You get the picture.
The fucking Jedi way of painting.
