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Dear Molly,
Again, thanks for your input. I, briefly, at the commencement of my art education, studied the Reilly Method. With that, the wash-in was strictly an underpainting procedure. Full colors where applied over the top. In so doing, the drawing would continue to evolve. Errors should, thence, be corrected. A very traditional method, really.
What you describe as Maestas's procedure, while sounding very similar in some regards, is not the same. Putting all the colors down at once, is working alla prima, not traditionally. Both means have produced great works, but there are some crucial differences. Do you admire Bouguereau or Monet? Each are examples of those respective means, although, certainly, Monet usually spent more than a single day per peice.
I, personally, couldn't imagine how one could produce a beautiful painting in a single sitting using a rub-out technique. Maybe I just need to see more.
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