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...]
Featured Artist – Buck Paulson: How to stay inspired!
Alexander Art sponsored the television series, "The Art of Buck Paulson" for many years. It's an honor to reconnect with Buck after all these years. Nicole, our social media consultant, interviewed Buck recently for today’s post. He shared some great tips on finding inspiration as an artist. We’ve written before about the terror of the blank canvas. No matter how long … [Read more...]
Renaissance artist timeline
Who were the greatest artists of all time? We’ve been working on a project, off and on, for almost three years. We began filming Master Class about three years ago. We got into a discussion with Tom Anderson, instructor in our Master Class. Tom is a student of the Old Masters and has visited almost every major art museum in the world. Yes, he’s been to the Louvre, … [Read more...]
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