Contemporary Oil Painting Techniques
Influences
A course by Alai Ganuza , Visual Artist, Painter, and Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Next, I am going to show you my influences from art history, but also contemporary artists that you will surely follow on social networks as well. In the end, what we consume every day is what ends up inspiring us the most.”
In this video lesson Alai Ganuza addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Contemporary Oil Painting Techniques. Discover how to depict the beauty of everyday life on canvas with distinctive brushstrokes and expressive colors.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences When painting, I’m most inspired by the objects and spaces around me. For example, in my own home, the kitchen, the bathroom… Beauty can be found in anything. In this lesson, I’ll tell you what about painting interests me through the following artists. I’ll start by highlighting two important historical artists. The first is Lucian Freud, whose brushstrokes I really like. There were periods in which he blended his strokes much more, as happened to me. I begin with a more realistic style, where I try to camouflage the strokes and blend the colors to make my paintings as lifelike a...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Oil Painting Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting
Alai Ganuza
A course by Alai Ganuza
Although her feet were firmly on the path towards a career in sciences, Alai Ganuza decided to pursue her passion for painting and, in 2020, she earned a degree in fine arts with a major in painting from the Universidad del País Vasco. Her work seeks to pay tribute to everyday life with a unique use of light, color, and expressive brushstrokes.
Alai began sharing her projects on social media each day via Instagram Reels, IGTV, and YouTube, creating a growing demand for her content. It was through these channels that she found herself transitioning naturally to content creation with an informative approach showing how painting can be fast, fresh, and open to everyone.
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