A Red Vase of Daisies - Leaves Today we will begin to fill this vase! We've shown other videos of Lowell painting leaves but we feel like it is worthwhile to show them in different settings. The interesting thing here is that Lowell does NOT paint daisy leaves! He doesn't because he said they are harder and he didn't have time on his television show. Even though they … [Read more...]

Bill shows us how to do the most important thing... establish the story of your painting. Though Bill won't be painting today, he will teach a valuable lesson. He talks about having a thought in his mind that he wants to paint. Notice he talks about the mood of the painting. It isn't just a day for a walk, it is a Sunday walk. He talks about what is happening while someone … [Read more...]

Using a Template Sometimes it is just such a simple thing that makes all the difference. Buck shows us an easy "hack" that makes painting a silhouette a breeze. Key Points: Buck prepares his white canvas by adding a section of flat black, latex paint and allowing it to dry. He creates his pattern of "Katie" using self-adhesive paper. (Contact paper). He coats … [Read more...]

Using a Template Sometimes it is just such a simple thing that makes all the difference. Buck shows us an easy "hack" that makes painting a silhouette a breeze. Key Points: Buck prepares his white canvas by adding a section of flat black, latex paint and allowing it to dry. He creates his pattern of "Katie" using self-adhesive paper. (Contact paper). He coats … [Read more...]

Creating Light on a Black Canvas Bill continues his lesson by showing us how to create light on a very dark canvas. Remember, he has prepared the canvas with Sap Green and Prussian Blue. The paint is very wet. Key Points To Consider: He uses Matte Black Latex Acrylic Paint (Did you know you don't need to spend the money to buy Gesso? House paint will work fine!) … [Read more...]

Creating Light on a Black Canvas Bill continues his lesson by showing us how to create light on a very dark canvas. Remember, he has prepared the canvas with Sap Green and Prussian Blue. The paint is very wet. Key Points To Consider: He uses Matte Black Latex Acrylic Paint (Did you know you don't need to spend the money to buy Gesso? House paint will work fine!) … [Read more...]