"This land is so wonderful, and there is so much land on which to be free. Mother Nature has given us so much, and she gives us the feeling that this world is for us. 'Look what I have here for you,' she says again and again." -- Bill Alexander Bill's art was not only inspired by the Old Masters, like Rembrandt, there were also modern artists that he admired. He liked … [Read more...]

“But I’m here! I’m an artist!” Bill was losing his temper. "Here I go again," he thought, "just like in Toronto." Aldergrove In 1968, Bill started feeling the pull of the open road again. His dream of building an art colony would not leave him and he wanted to see if he might make that dream come true. He and Margarete set out from Los Angeles; and, this time, headed north … [Read more...]

Every night there was just a bit different, but every night there was always spirit, enthusiasm, and energy for art. Doris The students who came to Aldergrove were outgoing people committed to art. Doris was one of them. Her husband had left her and she was a waitress at a local coffee shop. Not having any money, she still wanted to study with Bill. Margarete enrolled her … [Read more...]

Like geese that head south each year, Bill and Margarete returned to Los Angeles every Winter. Even after they built Aldergrove, they never broke links with their friends to the south. It was more from necessity than anything else. They had to make sure that they earned enough money to maintain the artists’ colony. So for a couple of years, Bill and Margarete traveled up and … [Read more...]

Although Bill didn't realize it at the time, he was about to start down a path to unimaginable fame. This path presented itself to Bill - he didn't seek it out. At the age when many people were preparing to retire, Bill was just beginning. Television Television was reaching a high point in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Local television stations were popping up everywhere. … [Read more...]

"It didn’t look much like a television station. The other one that I had been in was right in the center of Hollywood, with traffic all over the place and lots of concrete. KOCE was on a college campus, with grass and trees all around. Bright, eager students and young television people were running here and there. I liked it from the start." -- Bill Alexander When Bill … [Read more...]