Beginners never know, they never know the paint will help them.
— Bill Alexander
There it is. Straight from the master. We keep talking about Bill’s paint because it’s the most important thing that can make your paintings stand out from other artists.
Every once in a while a new painting of Bill’s emerges. There is no yellowing, no dulling of colors. Twenty, thirty, forty years after he painted them, Bill’s paintings are still brilliant because of the work and effort he put into developing his paint. Isn’t it worth it to make your paintings as beautiful and long lasting as possible? We think so, too!
Even though Bill is no longer with us, he is teaching still!
I recently picked up my brushes and paints again. Understand that my Alexander products have been in a box in the basement for 15 years or more. Both brushes and paint perform as if I had purchased them yesterday. Even the Magic White still works like a charm.
I could be wrong but he may have been using a canvas with a rougher tooth as well. It goes to show that you do not need much paint or magic for that matter. Instead of a finger print test, I remember Bill said “I feel a certain pull” when brushing it on and he was right.
If you can see brush strokes and you don’t feel that “pull” you have too much magic white which will hurt the entire painting. I realize the magic white formula may have changed recently but thought I would point this out.
Don’t know modern technology that well and find it hard to navigat this site
But will keep trying.. loved bill and want to learn..