"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." -- T.S. Eliott George Lucas' film "Star Wars" is the archetypical story of the Hero's Journey. If you follow the exploits of Luke Skywalker in the above graphic, you'll see each step of the adventure he took. In fact, it's almost … [Read more...]
Reduce distractions
How does an artist guide the viewer through a painting? Too many distractions and you'll lose the viewer. The picture will confuse them, and they will move on. Oops... missed that sale! Sometimes you will want to have distractions to add interest to the painting. You need to think about what you are doing, though. Many paintings contain objects placed with little or no … [Read more...]
Finding serenity in a chaotic world.
I feel that art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm. I think that art has something to do with an arrest of attention in the midst of distraction. - Saul Bellow We live in chaotic times. It seems like the whole world is out of control. What's worse -- there is little … [Read more...]
[Q&A] What inspires artists?
Painting is about expressing yourself. All art is about self-expression in one way or another. Whether you play a musical instrument, dance, or create an oil painting, you communicate your feelings with another human being. A work of art speaks to the viewer. It communicates an idea that was in the artist's mind as little as a moment ago. Or it could be an idea that was … [Read more...]
A cloud lesson – Part II
Did you pick all this up when you watched this ninety-second video clip? If so, congratulations. If not, then you've been missing much of what was going on in Bill's videos. He did not have time to teach all this in his videos. That's why we do it for you in our art courses and, especially, Master Class. If you want to create beautiful art like Bill, we can help. Check out our … [Read more...]
A cloud lesson – Part I
With over four hundred videos in our library archive, you'll never run out of painting projects. We're also now including our "Fundamentals" art course and our "Building Essentials Series" with membership at Alexander Art. Click here to learn how you can take your art to the master level. … [Read more...]
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