Put yourself into your art! Be original! Create! … [Read more...]
Originality!
I went to a concert last night. It was a farewell show for a bunch of high school guys, one of whom was leaving for college in the Fall. I knew one of the kids since he was in first grade, at the school where I worked before I retired. "Old Masters" They played a lot of 60’s rock: Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Beatles, Eric Burdon and the Animals. These kids studied the "Old … [Read more...]
“That same spot!”
Bill put his paint out every single time, the same way! (We've watched over 200 of his videos, and we can verify that!) We've seen some painters put their paint out in different spots until their palette is a mess. It's OK if you're used to that method of palette management, but I can tell you, as a beginner, it was very confusing. Maybe that's why Bill was such a great … [Read more...]
“We make each other happy!”
Bill's advice for a better tomorrow is as appropriate today as it was over twenty years ago -- maybe even more! … [Read more...]
Leonardo da Vinci knew this!
Here's a tip that will make your paintings bright and beautiful before you lay your first brush stroke on the canvas! In this clip from the bonus videos in our new "You Can Paint" Master Class, Alexander Master Artist Tom Anderson explains why the Renaissance "Old Masters" painted on wood. Remember, there were no electric lights in the Renaissance. Most of the light came … [Read more...]
Big Brush – Slo-Mo
Bill was the master of the "big brush". In fact, other artists couldn't handle that brush as well as Bill, so they modified it. Here's a nice up-close, slow motion example of how Bill painted in his rolling hills. Notice the delicate touch he uses on the canvas. Listen to the brush caressing the canvas. It's not the tool that matters, is it? It's how you use it! … [Read more...]
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