Alexander Art sponsored the television series, "The Art of Buck Paulson" for many years. It's an honor to reconnect with Buck after all these years. Nicole, our social media consultant, interviewed Buck recently for today’s post. He shared some great tips on finding inspiration as an artist. We’ve written before about the terror of the blank canvas. No matter how long … [Read more...]
Bill teaches Johnny to paint!
Did you know Bill was on the Johnny Carson show? It was 1989. Bill’s television show had been airing for ten years. Johnny starts by asking Bill about his art training. Bill admits he didn’t go to a formal art school, but then he adds this. “But you know, Johnny, I have two healthy hands. And a healthy brain. And you know, with healthy hands and a healthy brain you … [Read more...]
“Learn to see!”
We found four new videos of Bill that never made it to television. Bill had strong beliefs about many things. He showed “no mercy” when it came to letting his fans know how he felt about something. Today’s video clip is about developing the most important skill an artist can have. In Bill’s autobiography, he mentions how he would take his students out into the field. … [Read more...]
Four types of art teachers.
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Titian and the color wheel
Although Titian's works seem to many to have been created without much effort, this is far from the truth and those who think so are deceiving themselves. … The method he used is judicious, beautiful, and astonishing, for it makes pictures appear alive and painted with great art, but it conceals the labour that has gone into them. ~ Giorgio Vasari Tiziano Vecellio or … [Read more...]
Renaissance artist timeline
Who were the greatest artists of all time? We’ve been working on a project, off and on, for almost three years. We began filming Master Class about three years ago. We got into a discussion with Tom Anderson, instructor in our Master Class. Tom is a student of the Old Masters and has visited almost every major art museum in the world. Yes, he’s been to the Louvre, … [Read more...]
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