Bill discusses an important concept in painting that is often overlooked. Bill said it first, "In order to show light you need dark." In this case, he puts the light behind the dark mountain, but he could have easily reversed the colors. Bill often talks about the need to use contrasting colors to show objects correctly. … [Read more...]

Bill shares two important lessons in this video clip. The first, of course, is to plan ahead -- know what you are going to put on the canvas before you start. From a practical perspective, that means, if you plan to paint along with Bill, watch the video before you start to paint. In fact, watch it multiple times. You need to know what Bill is going to do before he does it on … [Read more...]

Bill gives a mini lesson on perspective by explaining one of the key elements. Can you name the others? … [Read more...]

Watch this elegant little technique for creating raindrops in your paintings. Stroke and twist! And the raindrop is highlighted properly. Can you believe artists criticized Bill because he made painting too easy? … [Read more...]

Late in Bill's career, he stopped creating complete paintings. He started doing technique videos and adding elements that he didn't have time to do in the twenty-eight minutes he had to paint. We have discovered about ten of these videos that cover topics like Light, Wind, Buildings, Animals and painting perspective. They are wondrously informative and we hope to put up some … [Read more...]

Did you ever notice how frequently Bill warns viewers about this problem with applying Magic White™? This is the biggest mistake beginning artists make and can spell disaster even before they begin! When you understand the purpose of Magic White™ you understand why this first layer has to be so thin! You are not painting on top of Magic White™ you are painting into it -- you … [Read more...]