Everyone needs inspiration to live. And I find even the tiniest creation of nature fascinating." -- Bill Alexander It was no secret that Bill Alexander had a love affair with Mother Nature. Bill's travels throughout Canada and across the western United States left him with vivid images of the beauty of these two great countries. Those images eventually made it to his canvas … [Read more...]
“…clean, beautiful paintings!”
Bill explains how to avoid mud in your paintings. If you want beautiful paintings, use the right tools! It was good enough for the old masters! … [Read more...]
How to avoid making “mud!”
I can paint you the skin of Venus with mud, provided you let me surround it as I will. -- Eugene Delacroix We may not be as talented as Delacroix. Let's focus on avoiding the problem of mud in the first place. Earlier we discussed the two types. We also discussed a way we create mud by accident. Let's talk about what you can do to avoid mud. What causes it? There are two … [Read more...]
Transparent colors – Part I
In this two-part series, Bill shows you how to work with transparent colors on a black canvas. There are two types of paint: opaque and transparent. As the name implies, transparent paints allow colors from beneath the paint to show through. Transparent paints are also used a lot in glazing paintings. The old masters used glazing a lot in their art as they worked with light … [Read more...]
I space it in my mind!
In this video clip, Bill explains what he sees in his mind. This is something we all can do. In fact, you can do it right now. Close your eyes. Remember a day from this past summer. Perhaps you were on a beach. Maybe you were in the mountains. Recall the images as you sat in your beach chair or floated down the river in that big innertube. Your mind is an imagination … [Read more...]
The original, the best!
Bill was not only the father of "The Magic of Oil Painting," he was an innovator. He developed Magic White™. He created a new type of paint that would make wet-on-wet easy for his students. He invented and patented a new style of palette knife. His patent has been used not only in art but has found applications in medicine and industry. Bill brought back the big brushes of the … [Read more...]
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