Light on Light Is Nothing! Today's Video Tip is short but has a powerful lesson. Light on light is nothing! You will see that as Bill highlights his mountain he pays attention to where the light is. If you lay light next to light, you lose the power. Dark and light, light and dark, that is how you create separation and clarity. Be careful to not lose your lights when … [Read more...]

Light on Light Is Nothing! Today's Video Tip is short but has a powerful lesson. Light on light is nothing! You will see that as Bill highlights his mountain he pays attention to where the light is. If you lay light next to light, you lose the power. Dark and light, light and dark, that is how you create separation and clarity. Be careful to not lose your lights when … [Read more...]

With the right equipment, it is a joy to paint freely. When you have the right products it is a joy to paint! Bill paints freely because he knows exactly what his paint and brushes will do. Something that is very important is the pressure Bill uses as he adds the tree foliage. He doesn't add too much paint and then he touches the canvas lightly. The Blending Brush was … [Read more...]

How Do You Start Your Painting? Bill Starts By Tapping Into His Creative Power! Today Bill will teach us about tapping into our creative power. Bill loved it when young people wanted to learn to paint. He truly wanted to make a difference by showing people that it is possible for everyone to develop creativity. Points To Consider: Bill shows us how he begins each … [Read more...]

How Do You Start Your Painting? Bill Starts By Tapping Into His Creative Power! Today Bill will teach us about tapping into our creative power. Bill loved it when young people wanted to learn to paint. He truly wanted to make a difference by showing people that it is possible for everyone to develop creativity. Points To Consider: Bill shows us how he begins each … [Read more...]

Color Value Creates Form Today's Video Tip by Buck is a blast from the past! We filmed this clip decades ago but it is as relevant as ever. There are several lessons to learn today. Recently we've watched Buck show us how to create his "splash" method for his background using acrylic paint, water, and a hairdryer. Today he shows us an example of what it looks like to … [Read more...]