Some of you in our “Yellow, Red, and Blue” Art Course know what we mean by a “limited palette.” You’ve been using one for the paintings in that course. We’ve written before that the Old Masters used a limited palette for all their work. Not only was paint scarce, but much of it was also very expensive. In another part of the video we recorded with Tom a week, or so ago … [Read more...]
Watching or doing?
Screw your courage to the sticking place. — Lady Macbeth Most people will never have the courage to discover their full potential. "Somewhere out there are a few men with more innate talent at golf than Jack Nicklaus, or women with greater ability at tennis than Chris Evert or Martina Navratilova, but they will never lift a club or swing a racket and therefore … [Read more...]
Which canvas is best?
We get this question a lot. “Which canvas is best for Bill’s method of oil painting?” It can be quite confusing when you walk into the art supply store. We are always surprised at the high prices these stores charge for canvas. You could stretch your own canvas, but watching the videos is enough to exhaust us. It's worth it to pay a higher price and let someone else stretch … [Read more...]
Trust In Principles!
I got on the scale this morning. Rats! I gained a pound. How could that be? Yesterday I was 218. Today I am 219. OK, I ate 23 extra calories yesterday. For the week, though, I was 1,900 calories UNDER my weekly budget. Weight this week was up and down — again! Very frustrating! For a moment I wanted to chuck in the towel and say, “The heck with it.” Then I … [Read more...]
Are you using soupy paint?
Chicken soup may be good for the soul, but soupy paint is not good for Bill's method of oil painting! A student in one of our art courses emailed us the other day. He needed some help. His paint was getting “muddy” and sliding all over the place. Bill and Tom address this issue in their videos. Are you using the right paint? When somebody writes for help with this, … [Read more...]
The Flywheel
Slow but steady wins the race. — The tortoise In an interview with Glen Campbell (“By The Time I Get To Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman”). Boy, that guy could sing! It was the late 60’s when Campbell made history by winning four Grammy’s for his songs. His 1967 hit “Gentle on My Mind” was an overnight success. When asked how he became an overnight success, Campbell replied, … [Read more...]
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