Bill applies the finishing touches to his Desert Scene. Today Bill finishes up his Desert Scene. Most of the time Bill painted the mountains and trees that surrounded his beautiful home. He could paint anything however he found the most joy and peace among the mighty fir trees. He loved the water! He loved to fish and to be around water. I remember when I told him about … [Read more...]

Everything is represented through lights and shadows. Bill always told us how important it is to tell a story in our painting. Today Bill practices what he preaches as he brings us into his story for this painting. Bill talks about someone having a flat tire in New Mexico and needing to walk out into the desert. He talks about the prickly foliage that he is adding. Can you … [Read more...]

Add A Tree Trunk and it Starts to Make Sense! Today's Video Clip comes from our Intermediate Master Class with Tom Anderson. Last time he showed us how to put in the green-grey foliage to represent the foliage on the backside of the tree. Now he lays in the tree trunk and it starts to make sense. Have you noticed that Tom uses the primary colors to mix all of the colors … [Read more...]

Follow this tip to get your paint to flow like a fountain pen. There are several things to learn from today's Video Tip. Key Points To Consider: The background layer is thin and wet. Bill uses his Script Liner Brush to create a weathered tree. He dips his brush in Odorless Thinner. We no longer recommend using thinner for anything. Not for thinning paint and … [Read more...]

Follow this tip to get your paint to flow like a fountain pen. There are several things to learn from today's Video Tip. Key Points To Consider: The background layer is thin and wet. Bill uses his Script Liner Brush to create a weathered tree. He dips his brush in Odorless Thinner. We no longer recommend using thinner for anything. Not for thinning paint and … [Read more...]

The final touch makes all the difference. Today Bill finishes his "Still Life" while he teaches us a couple of important lessons. First, he adds light colors into the table, using his palette knife, which gives it an allusion of being a flat surface. He also looks at the overall composition and decides, at the last minute to add a few more leaves to balance it out. I … [Read more...]