Notice how Bill fools the cameraman in the beginning of this clip. But he recovers and gets to the right trees just in time for you to see how Bill highlights them. Bill has not painted on this section of the canvas for quite a while so the paint has dried ("tacked up") just a bit. How do we know this? Did Bill thin the yellow paint he uses? Nope. Also notice that the … [Read more...]
Into the shadow colors!
We warned you about "scallops" with the fan brush in the last video. Bill begins this video clip by showing you how to fix them. Notice how Bill first lays his paint with the fan brush. He then works on each side of the "scallop" and straightens them out. Watch as he lays in his shadow ripples. See how straight he keeps the fan brush? The ripples are very straight - no … [Read more...]
Dabbling fan brush!
We've talked before about how delicately Bill uses the fan brush. Watch in slow motion - can you see just how little the brush bends when he touches the canvas. This is a very light touch that prevents "scalloping" which is a common problem in many paintings with the fan brush. … [Read more...]
“You can do all those things!”
Bill says, "You are the almighty creator, you are next to God." Bill believed that through art you have the power! No one can tell you how your world should be. … [Read more...]
“You know it is not right, so why you leave it there?”
Bill steps back and looks at his painting. He finds an area that needs to be fixed. "You know it is not right..." How does he know that? Because of the time he spent observing Mother Nature. Bill knew exactly how things should look and he made sure his paintings were true to what he saw. … [Read more...]
“Mother Nature is a good teacher…”
Mother Nature is a good teacher -- on the Colorado River, or in Montana, or Utah, or anywhere just outside the cities. If you can learn to love your land, you will become a good member of the society -- of the wonderful country in which you live. You have love in your heart, and you create beautiful songs and paintings about the land. -- Bill Alexander … [Read more...]
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