Bill's greatest aspiration was to be a good teacher to his students. Bill's autobiography recounts that he resisted teaching at first. He was afraid his thick German accent would put people off. But his consummate skill and his compassion and love for his students overcame those concerns as those who learned from him know. Yes, Bill, you did good! … [Read more...]
Common Sense
We were editing this video for our Silver members and I came across this cute clip of Bill talking about common sense. (Bill mentions the concept of using common sense in your paintings in a number of videos.) He is painting Yankee Doodle's farm house and he talks about using common sense in terms of what goes on the canvas. In this case, he was talking about how clouds would … [Read more...]
Bill wore his environmentalism on his sleeve!
Never knew this about Bill although we should have guessed, right? Bill's love of nature was not just "for the camera". He wore his environmentalism on his sleeve. Bill planted trees and built his famous fish hatchery from which tens of thousands of salmon hatched each year. Bill was an avid fisherman and wanted to put back more than he took. Even when Bill worked around his … [Read more...]
The World is Wonderful!
No one was more thankful for his life than Bill. Not that he had it easy...not by a long shot! Bill was grateful for his art that sustained him through the hard times. He was grateful to his students through which he grew as he helped them grow. He was grateful to all his television fans that affirmed his life's work. When Bill said, at the end of his videos, "I love you", … [Read more...]
“When you sign that almighty painting…”
When you sign that almighty painting you hear the thunder in the sky, you hear the echo from mountain to mountain, a new baby is born! -- Bill Alexander This is passion! This is creative power at work! This is what art is all about! … [Read more...]
“I will only make it better!”
Bill believed in creative power. Bill believed that, through art, we could release the creative power inside all of us. Creative power empowers us to become not just great artists, but great human beings! He believed that we are stewards responsible for this beautiful, God-given world. Bill dedicated his life to capturing the beauty he saw around him on the canvas. … [Read more...]
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