Bill Teaches one of his Signature Moves! In this video, Bill will show us a couple of techniques. He taught for many years on PBS but was limited to what he could show because of the structure of the show. He was supposed to complete a painting in26.5 minutes while entertaining and teaching his audience. No pressure there! Bill was frustrated because in his later years he … [Read more...]

A great explanation of how the wet-on-wet technique works. This Video Clip is from a winter scene. Tom is creating a distant mountain range but he stops to explain to us how to use the wet-on-wet technique (and art wipes (baby wipes)) to our advantage. Key Points Tom's canvas is wet. The Light is coming from the left. He creates clouds using a fan brush. He … [Read more...]

How Does Bill Get Depth In His Paintings? Bill talks about how the term "Fire In" came about. We can see from Bill's videos that he was passionate about painting and unafraid of the canvas. There was a time that Bill was afraid of the canvas. He didn't want to be so he decided that it was all backward! He decided that the "lousy" canvas should be scared of him! He … [Read more...]

A great explanation of how the wet-on-wet technique works. This Video Clip is from a winter scene. Tom is creating a distant mountain range but he stops to explain to us how to use the wet-on-wet technique (and art wipes (baby wipes)) to our advantage. Key Points Tom's canvas is wet. The Light is coming from the left. He creates clouds using a fan brush. He … [Read more...]

A Concept That Every Great Painter Knew This Video Clip is short but outlines an important concept when designing a composition. Key Points Tom always thinks of Fibonacci's Law of Thirds as he lays out his composition. He divides the canvas into thirds, horizontally and vertically. This gives him guidelines as he decides how he wants it to look. Normally when … [Read more...]

Tom shares a technique from our Beyond Master Class This Video Clip comes from our "Alexander Beyond Master Class withTom Anderson." This is the second painting in a series of five. He is painting a beautiful waterfall scene but we will focus today on how he sets the mood while he prepares the background. Key Points The Magic White® is properly applied to the … [Read more...]