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...]

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...]

Bill adds the highlights and colors to create a beautiful autumn scene. Today's Video Tip will bring a smile to your face! Not only does Bill create a beautiful autumn scene, but he has fun while he is doing it. No one knew better than Bill about darkness and light. Bill started out living in a very gruesome environment. A lot of trials and tribulations followed for many … [Read more...]

Diane shows us how to make a scrubby tree, weathered by the Pacific Ocean Today's Video Clip comes from a project by Diane Andre. In another Video Clip, she showed us how to create the waves. Today she will show us how to create a scrubby tree that is on the bank. This is a different kind of tree than we have shown before. In what ways can you use this technique while … [Read more...]

Diane shows us how to make a scrubby tree, weathered by the Pacific Ocean Today's Video Clip comes from a project by Diane Andre. In another Video Clip, she showed us how to create the waves. Today she will show us how to create a scrubby tree that is on the bank. This is a different kind of tree than we have shown before. In what ways can you use this technique while … [Read more...]

Another Concept From Our Master Class! Today's Video Clip comes from our Intermediate Master Class with Tom Anderson. (Don't let the name Master Class, fool you. It isn't for Master Painters! It is for those who would like to learn to master techniques and to become a great painter.) Key Points to Consider for today's video;​ Tom is painting on a wet canvas. By … [Read more...]