"There is no purpose to purpose." -- Michael Gerber That quote sounds pretty strange, doesn't it? Isn't purpose what all the "gurus" tell us we need to discover? A popular book title is, "Find your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team." (Whew! Whatever happened to nice, short … Continue Reading
Learn To Paint, Change Your Life!
Light!
Light is the most important thing for every artist. Light is always there, in the mountains, in the grass, in the water, out in the open, into … Continue Reading
Learning To See
In the book, "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain", Dr. Betty Edwards discusses how artists see the world. She states: "Drawing is a curious … Continue Reading
Alexander Art Membership
The Three Skillsets
When you write every day of the week, it's a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because the more you do anything, the better you get. Let me clarify that statement, though. Practice alone doesn't guarantee you'll get better. The old saying, "Practice makes perfect" is wrong! If you continue to … Continue Reading
The Bill Alexander Story
The Bill Alexander Story – A Happy Time
One evening, about a month after that first taping Don phoned Bill. “Bill,” he said, “we've shown the program around and we’ve gotten tremendous response. The station management wants to go for it. They want us to do a series. How soon can you come back in?” Bill knew now that he could beat that intimidating camera. He went into training. He painted every day until he had the timing down exactly … [Read More...]