2.5 hour Alla Prima painting - David Jon Kassan 

Thanks for checking out the video, I start out with an oil pastel stick, that I taped to a brush so that I would have more distance on it, so i could use it like a brush, i don't fix it, i do rub it into the surface to blur out the original block in drawing.

They are both such beautiful compositions.......the painting and the music. Love them both.

the 13 minutes spent on this video has been more instructive then the last four hours of instructional video posted on you tube that i have watched. thank you.

I enjoy seeing how each master artist has their own unique manner of approaching the science and art of painting. Excellente!

watching this video not only taught me a lot on painting, but also helped ease my mind and rekindled my passion for art as an escape medium, as it's own world, as it's own life----thank you David Kassan

I have watched this a couple of times and I am always transfixed. Your work is so strong and it is tied so clearly to your strong sense of drawing and conception of form. What I really admire is the way your paint "clings" to the original drawing and to watch you build off of the grisaille is truly remarkable. Good luck with your Holocaust survivor project. The work is stunning. Take care.

Have always like your work but recently saw one of your portraits in it's frame and hanging and I was BLOWN away. You are MAGNIFICENT! God Bless.

Wow! Mr. Kassan, your mad art skills make it look easy and effortless! Loved it!

Very cool, thanks for posting David! I especially loved the ending with the little man on the subway!

Wonderful, very very good technique, perfect distances/depth, insisted very well on the things which come closer to the eye, really impressed, big BRAVO! Virgil Mihai

You should really feel honored if anything, David's a great artist and this is a beautiful video.

Thankyou so much ireslly love to watch you’re painting ! You’re unique ! God bless you !

Now I like that mirror idea. Absolutely Brilliant.

Wonderful. Sensitive and real, great technique and focus. And I really appreciate seeing your palette evolve simultaneously with the image development. Bravo.

Loved this, I felt as though you were sculpting the canvas. It slowly raised to the surface. I am on my way to your site now!!!!. Beautiful work. I am familiar with your style but to see you work inspired me to get back to my canvas for my own enjoyment. thank you. vicki

David, I love your portraits and the way u pulled this one together was genius! I hope u satisfy all your artistic goals and become disgustingly wealthy. Big fan here from the UK. All the best!

Hi David, I am starting my first class next saturday and I hope that can achieve the greatness that your art shows some day. Keep on the good work!

I enjoyed it. it was nice to see how you work on different sections at the same time.

Fabulous! Thanks for letting us watch and learn!

Miracles DO happen! Such talent!

Wow I'm so amazed! Everyone has to see your talent!

Wonderful detail and clarity. School of David Bailly but with a twist of impressionism in the tradition of Vermeer.

This is just great, David, thank you so much for posting this. At first I was surprised how upset Ms Sword was about you showing her filmed likeness in the beginning. But then, it is something different to paint of photograph someone, so I suppose separate consent releases make sense. I never would have expected this reaction, though. So this does not only show a astounding approach to ala prima painting, but it is also an example how important it is to communicate with the model. Thanks!

FINALLY ANOTHER VIDEO, bloody amazing as always. keep it up david you never fail to impress

wow! thanks so much for the kind words!! My son is getting older quick! so I better get some more clips of him!

Bravo Maestro !

Thanks SinisterFelix, I hear you about the communication with the model, its been over a week since i have reached out to Betty and I have not heard back. The video was not shot secretly, i had the cam going the entire time, and even had to get that close up that is repeated in the video. I just assumed that everything was kosher, and the model release that i guess was signed should cover this, especially since i paid a portion of the model's fees that day.

fantastic painting !! great melody !!

wow. wowowow 2.5h is incredible

I love it. Great performance. You are like Rembrandt the dutch master. Thanks

Good Demo, great playing Roger.

BRAVO David, and old school artist!, somthing very valuable to me

Amazing demo, David! Really love this. You're a Master~!

Looks to me like he starts out with John Howard Sanden's method, then his own particular genius takes over.....Love the palette !

that handset thing is brilliant. i need!

I think he's painting over a standard white canvas which he previously prepared with an underpainting (oil painting with a mixture of medium and turpentine) in grey. This helps to understand colours better than over a white background. Notice how the pallette is more or less in the same colour. I'd recommend you this video also in RU-vid on the matter: "how to mix colors with oil paint", I think it's pretty helpful.

Bless you for sharing David!

Nothing short of amazing. Would love to know the palette selection, looks mostly made of earth tones. Also is that oil in the black cap?

This is possibly the best video on youtube! i love it. would you ever consider showing how you do some individual strokes? what i mean is, as i'm self taught, i often dont know simple things like how often artists like you clean there brushes between colours etc or maybe not often at all - real basic stuff. Anyway i'll look through your vids now! +1 sub thanks loads.

Dr. Dre clearly telling you what to do on that headset your wearing :)

absolutely amazing !!! great work

Wonderful, inspiring video David. Thank you. (and thank you to Betty Sword, for being a great model!).

Amazing David. Love it

That was magic.

Nice, the face created by emotions of the music. beautiful

watching this made me happy

Seen a lot of tutorials on here, by so called "artists" who know seem to know nothing about colour/value/composition/technique etc......But this is a great job!...transparency in the shadow area's...great skin tone's....Nice one....

فنان جميل كله احساس باللون و النسب ومتمكن من ضربة الفرشه على اللوحه والسيطره باسلوبه الجميل على المساحه وهارمونى الالوان مع بعضها لتعطى فى النهايه اجمل جهد فنان شاطر كله احساس ليمتع الاخرين بفنه الجميل

Nice work, as always!

Outstanding!! Wow!

thanks for sharing, you are very talented. great interpretation of the subject.

you inspire me

When life gets tough - paint! Picasso said "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

one can learn so much from this.

beautiful technique bravo

This is really amazing!

wonderful musik.you is a master of painting

Great work.....great demo....

So cool watching you creating! Was this a study? love the dre beats....they must sound awsome! The palette set up was brand new to me. Did u custom make it? Came out very nice!!!!

magnificent! thank you David!

Amazing job!! Hope I can be like you someday :)

Fantastic!

que buen trabajo,me encantó¡¡¡

WOW! Awesome!

Is that liquin gel you started using halfway through? love your work from Queens NY

David, I like, then what you do! Good luck and health.

Hi, Thanx for sharing, a superb clip, I notice that you don't move your head much! Where is Betty when you are painting her?

thanks for sharing-- to you and your model

godam bro, amazing fkn work. ive quickly realized i dont knoow shit in art after seing your work. thnx for the humble awakening.

thanks, the Beats are pretty good. Max cranks his music in the place cause he is going deaf. lol so I needed them. The palette is something that I have been developing. this is just the travel prototype. check out parallelpalette dot con for more info. cheers, david

excellent demo! thank you!

Wow! Do you recommend oil or acyrlic paints? Also what light bulb do you recommend for good lighting?

es oleo? eres un maestro!! gracias por compartir

Amazing sir

so inspiring!!!!!

bella l'idea di mettersi la tavolozza di fronte.Bravo

Waw looking so real

Hey, so awesome painting ! I wonder, what kinda colors are there ?

Very good demo. I'm also interested in knowing what your easel and palette setup is?

very nice work, i like

A number of the models that I work with welcome videos and publicity like this since it usually helps them to get jobs posing in the city. I think this sort of reaction might actually serve as negative publicity, I hope it doesn't, Betty was really amazing to paint and stood stone still.

hello David, can you tell me please, what's that pencil you use to sketch with at the beginning? thanks

I like your color pallete. where can I buy that too?

Brilliant, thank you!

@ David Kassan: Awesome work! thanks for showing. Question: What colors do you use to tone your canvas? Also, what mixture are you using to outline the figure? Thanks, Pablo.

Great video!!!

so much talent ! what kind of canvas are you using?

Lovely work! Do you always start with a grey-toned canvas?

Brilliant!!!!

That was exquisite. Glasses are so hard lol

David....if possible, can you tell us a bit about your recording set up?

Wow, this is pretty amazing, I always follow your wonderful works! ' :-D But you use paper or canvas to make your works?

ole tus heuvos ! SI SEÑOR !

Amazing!

Was the underdrawing made from a pastel pencil ? I'm looking forward to your painting DVD. Hopefully, I can put in an order soon.

Wow this has life. The picture pops up like three dimension. Well done. Love it. Can you paint my portrait?

De Lujo, Maestro

Amazing

How do you make such great skin tones!?!?!? :O

this is just great...