Learn to Create a Beautiful Poplar Tree. Bill shows us how to create a simple, light and air, Poplar Tree. Notice the time he takes to make sure the brush is properly loaded. Points To Consider: The brush is loaded like a "dog paw" with a lot of thick paint. Bill loads his brush thoroughly. He is strategic as he touches the brush to the canvas. The harder … [Read more...]

How Do You Paint From A Photograph? Today's Video Clip comes from our "Alexander Art Guild" online, a weekly, live class with Buck Paulson. Jane asked Buck how he would go about painting this golfer in his "explosion style" as he has done with some of his baseball art. Buck shows us step-by-step how to do it. You never know what you will learn in Buck's class. Not only … [Read more...]

Get Exactness When Creating Color Mixes. Today's Video Tip is short but really valuable. We hear Lowell, Buck and others say something like, "One part Titanium White, Two Parts Phthalo Green." What does that even mean? How do we match the colors exactly or even close to exactly? Today, Lowell teaches us a little trick. Since he uses his Palette Knife to mix his colors, he … [Read more...]

All Canvas Isn't Created Equal Today's Video Clip comes from our Advanced Master Class with Tom Anderson. Tom is blocking in color for a beautiful Mediterranean scene. He is painting on a stretched canvas, 20"x24", smooth grade. What difference does the canvas make? There are many things to consider while choosing a canvas but today Tom will show you what happens when he … [Read more...]

All Canvas Isn't Created Equal Today's Video Clip comes from our Advanced Master Class with Tom Anderson. Tom is blocking in color for a beautiful Mediterranean scene. He is painting on a stretched canvas, 20"x24", smooth grade. What difference does the canvas make? There are many things to consider while choosing a canvas but today Tom will show you what happens when he … [Read more...]

Bill Finishes His Butterly We hope you are enjoyed watching Bill paint something different. This would be an awesome project to do with your child or grandchild. It is so colorful but can be modified to use any color combination. If you, or a child in your life, paints along with Bill, please send us a photo of the finished painting. It makes our day when we see what … [Read more...]