Bill continues his process of bringing the painting forward into the foreground. The mountains are finished and Bill is working on the "middle" of the painting. As you look at the painting now, the mountains are predominant, but watch as he continues this painting, how they will move farther and farther back. Notice how clear Bill is about the next parts of the painting. … [Read more...]
Create that flat feeling…
Bill has an image in his mind of what he wants to paint. He has already created the water fall in the split between the two farther mountain ranges. Now he wants to bring the water forward into the painting. He decides to create the illusion of a flat area between the far mountain ranges and the closer one. The point he's trying to make is that you are the creator and you can … [Read more...]
Smeary paint, smeary painting
So you girls you should kiss me for showing you all that! -- Bill Alexander Bill was so proud of his paint. And why not, he spent the greater part of his career searching for the right formula and the best ingredients. Read about his search in the "The Bill Alexander Story". … [Read more...]
Painting Colonels
Bill was captured shortly after D-Day and sent to a prisoner of war camp in Marseilles where he spent the rest of the war. We tell his story about that experience in "The Bill Alexander Story". Bill endeared himself to his captors and they set him up with his own art studio. Bill became popular by painting portraits of the officers and their wives. He also began his teaching … [Read more...]
Painting the Queen
People always think you have to work for hours and years on a lousy painting. -- Bill Alexander Bill has some fun and tells a short story about an artist who painted the Queen of England. Bill could never understand why it took so long for many artists to create a painting. Maybe this story explains why. … [Read more...]
A couple of mighty strokes!
A good artist is the one who can express themselves with a couple of mighty strokes! -- Bill Alexander Bill starts today's lesson showing you how to make $50 with one stroke of the palette knife. Has there ever been an artist with as much enthusiasm for his craft or love for his students? … [Read more...]
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