Do you ever notice this about Hollywood celebrities? The ones who play, say, doctors, start giving medical advice? Often a company will use them in an advertisement. Like when an insurance company used doctors from a popular T.V. show to pitch us getting regular checkups. Real doctors Why not use real doctors? Well, no one would recognize them as doctors. But wait, they … [Read more...]
It’s about time!
In 1841 a portrait painter and tinkerer, John Golf Rand, invented the collapsible artist's paint tube. I've read that Renoir said, "Without tubes of paint, there would have been no Impressionism." Really? Like most stuff you read on the Internet, those types of "quotes" remind me of that game of "Gossip" we played as kids. Go ahead, google Renoir's quote and see what pops … [Read more...]
Bill’s Paint!
Bill knew that not everyone understood the importance of using the right paint. That's why he warned them to find a thick, thick paint. No paint manufacturer at the time made a paint specifically for Bill's method of oil painting. No one, other than Alexander Art, makes Bill's special paint today. Have to? If you were to ask us, "Do we HAVE to buy Bill's paint?" our answer … [Read more...]
The paint…
We have a question for you. Do you like things that are hard or easy? We know you may be up for a challenge once in a while. We're talking, though, about facing problems every single time you go to the canvas. Do you like to struggle with your paint? Do you want to fight with your brushes? Do you love trying to figure out what you're doing wrong while you're trying to create … [Read more...]
The Alexander Method™ – Part I
The Alexander Wet-on-Wet Technique revolutionized the art of oil painting. Bill Alexander spent years developing and refining this special technique to make it possible for anyone to create a painting with a minimum of instruction. With traditional oil painting, it often takes weeks, or even longer, to finish one painting. With the Alexander Method™, you can complete your … [Read more...]
A little bit of paint!
We've made sure these techniques and much more are in Master Class. Learn to paint like the Old Masters. Create beautiful art that everyone will love. Click here for more information. … [Read more...]
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