Bill knew his colors. He could take, from his imagination, what he saw in nature and create the colors he wanted right on his palette. In this painting he wants to create the effect of sun highlighting part of the stream. This is a skill you will develop over time. In the meantime, watch Bill and learn how he uses colors to create the marvelous lighting effects in his … [Read more...]

We get comments on our YouTube videos and we get emails and comments on our website almost every day. Artists want to know why they can't paint like Bill. Of course, we know the reason -- they are using the wrong paint. Bill wanted to make sure his students would be successful. He spent most of his career searching for the right formula and the right ingredients for his … [Read more...]

As one who sold thousands of paintings in his lifetime, no one better understood what a painting needed to be marketable. In this clip, Bill gives you one tip he used to get his paintings off the gallery walls and the "happy buck" into his pocket. You can use this tip too! … [Read more...]

One thing you have to say about Bill...he wasn't afraid to speak his mind. In fact, some of his videos could not be shown on television for exactly that reason. Fortunately his message today isn't quite as controversial. Bill states over and over in his videos to keep your layers of paint thin. If there is any secret to his method of oil painting, this would certainly be at … [Read more...]