Apply this concept and add depth to your paintings. How can you get more depth in your paintings? Bill shows us how to add depth to the sky using both size of objects and positioning. Think of your canvas like a dome rather than a flat surface. Points To Consider: The largest clouds are placed at the top of the canvas. The smallest clouds are placed near the … [Read more...]

Tom shows us a shortcut to creating a stand of fir trees. Today Tom was teaching a painting in our Beyond Class.  As soon as I saw him do this simple technique, I just knew I had to share it with you. Points To Consider: Tom looks for shapes in the photo. He identifies a pyramidal shape and notices where, in relation to other objects in the painting, it is … [Read more...]

To The Summit Part 1 Bill had always been fascinated with nature's wonders: trees stretching up high into the sky; rushing rivers carrying life-giving water throughout civilization; meadows full of wildflowers you could only find in those beautiful mountainous places where people seemed content just sitting still looking out over this magnificent world we all share … [Read more...]

. To The Summit Part 4 Bill wraps up his painting, “To The Summit” and he did it all with his Palette Knife. Points To Consider: Bill uses his knife to plow through the paint on the canvas.  This removes paint and allows the light color from the canvas to show through.  This gives the illusion of tree trunks. He removes paint as he creates the tree trunks therefore … [Read more...]