Unlike anything, you've ever seen Bill do! Perfect to paint with your child or grandchild Today we have a special treat for you. This is a project Bill did years ago that has never been published. We thought you might enjoy something different. We will show the other steps for this project in case you want to paint along. This project would be easily done in acrylic. Of … [Read more...]

Unlike anything, you've ever seen Bill do! Perfect to paint with your child or grandchild Today we have a special treat for you. This is a project Bill did years ago that was never released on PBS.  We thought you might enjoy something different. Let us know if you want to see other clips from this project or if you'd like to paint along.  Just email dawn@alexanderart.com … [Read more...]

Lilacs, Oh the Smell of Spring! I once asked my sister which was her favorite season. I thought her answer was brilliant! She said her favorite season is the beginning of each one of them. Isn't that the way it is? We look forward to days to come to only look forward to more days to come. Hmm. I'm thinking now I should be appreciating Winter instead of looking forward to … [Read more...]

How do you secure your pattern to your canvas? Has this ever happened to you? You have transferred or traced patterns onto your canvas to follow. You start painting and the lines begin to disappear! You no longer know what the remaining lines even represent! Well, Tom has a solution for you. Today's Tip Comes from our "Intermediate Master Class." Tom shows us how to add … [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 an earlier 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...]

What did Bill discover about selling paintings with buildings in them? Bill shares with us his experience of selling paintings. He talks about when he first started. He painted everything perfectly. For example, if there should be curtains in the window, he put them in. Did the window have a window sill? If so, he put it in! He was so detailed in his work until... he found … [Read more...]