ooo la la! alla prima! what a fancy term!
Alla Prima translates from Italian, meaning something along the lines of "all at once". In art, it refers to a painting teqhnique where you really just go for it! You finish your painting in one sessions, keeping everything wet.
My favorite artist who utilizes alla prima is Basquiat, a rad New York painter who was actually more inspired by grafitti art (honestly, I think that falls under alla prima).
My experience doing alla prima, I liked it A LOT. I've never exactly been the patient type when it comes to painting, so it was cool to learn technqiues to effectively paint in one session. I was able to really enjoy myself, and get some cool results! I really liked alla prima, and keep thinking to myself: I'm ready to paint again!!!