Waterfall Painting | Alla Prima Technique

A painterly interpretation of the Iguazú Falls, where the landscape becomes an experience of movement, light, and matter. The work focuses on the moment when the river reaches the edge of the precipice and plunges downward in an expansive curtain of water, creating an almost abstract atmosphere of blues, violets, greens, and whites. Located on the border between Argentina and Brazil, the Iguazú Falls form one of the world’s most extraordinary systems of waterfalls. The Iguazú River crosses the Atlantic Forest before dividing into numerous cascades that descend into a deep canyon, culminating in the dramatic Devil’s Throat. The surrounding natural environment is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rather than reproducing a specific viewpoint, this painting offers a personal interpretation of the landscape, allowing the water to become the central force of the composition. The horizon, vegetation, and immense body of water are reduced to broad relationships of color and texture, while the brushwork conveys the constant movement of the falls. Painted alla prima, the work was executed directly on the canvas, with wet paint worked into wet paint and the landscape constructed through spontaneous and decisive brushstrokes. This approach preserves the immediacy and energy of the gesture, particularly evident in the vibrant surface of the water. The result is a contemporary landscape in which nature becomes more than a place being represented: it becomes pictorial matter itself—water, light, color, and movement captured in a single moment. Medium: Oil on canvas Method: Alla prima Subject: Iguazú Falls / Natural landscape #IguazuFalls #OilPainting #AllaPrima #LandscapePainting #ContemporaryArt #RichardSomonte #PaintingProcess #ArtStudio #FineArt #OriginalArt #PaintingProcess y #AllaPrima Music: 'The Perfect Morning' by Ambient Boy on #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/c/ambient-boy License code: 7HXQB14Z9X6JMRM6 Music: 'Essential Mind' by Ambient Boy on #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/c/ambient-boy License code: GLUZPP09EKF1DYZW