Back in the day before shows could be recorded directly from television and before videos and DVDs were invented, we relied on books, live demonstrations, and classes to learn to paint. It was harder to learn because it was impossible to rewind a teacher to watch what they just did to their canvas. Here’s to video learning! Where we can learn at our own pace, in the comfort of our own home. We’ve watched people progress much faster with less frustration because they can go at their own pace. As we show gratitude for video learning, we are also extremely thankful for the internet so we can deliver great content, through video, to you!

Bill’s lesson today focuses on how to paint smarter. He shows us how to place another orange where it hides the bottom of his glass. We know that there is a bottom to his glass, we just can’t see it, therefore Bill doesn’t put it in. This is what Bill refers to as painting smarter. He talks about painting the Queen. Her hands were prominent in the photo and he knew the hands would be difficult to paint, so he put them underneath a bouquet of flowers. We know that the queen’s hands are there, we just can’t see them. I’ve seen Bill’s painting of the queen and it is stunning and he didn’t even have to struggle with painting her hands.

Thanks, Bill, for the suggestion to learn to paint smarter.

We hope you are becoming the artist you’ve always wanted to be. If not, let’s see how we can help!

Happy Painting!

Laurie and Dawn

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