Why Does The Direction of Light, Matter? Bill noticed that when he painted paintings with the light source coming from the front of the canvas, he had a harder time selling them. Why is that? Remember hearing Bill say "You've got to have the dark to show the light!" Well when the whole painting is lit up, there isn't contrast. Everything is the same! Now compare that with … [Read more...]

Today's Lesson Is About Brush Technique Diane demonstrates Bill's technique as she completes her painting "The Road To Timberline." Pay close attention to her brush strokes to see how to create a beautiful foreground fir tree and a grassy area. Key Points To Consider: Diane is painting on a wet canvas. She uses the Alexander Medium Fan Brush to create a large … [Read more...]

Today's Lesson Is About Brush Technique Diane demonstrates Bill's technique as she completes her painting "The Road To Timberline." Pay close attention to her brush strokes to see how to create a beautiful foreground fir tree and a grassy area. Key Points To Consider: Diane is painting on a wet canvas. She uses the Alexander Medium Fan Brush to create a large … [Read more...]

Creating a Building with a Palette Knife Something Bill learned early in his career is that the more perfect he painted things, the less the painting would sell. He encourages us on today's Tips to have a little abstractness to our work. It makes it more artistic and less like a photograph. Bill is creating this building from his head because he has painted so many … [Read more...]

Creating a Building with a Palette Knife Something Bill learned early in his career is that the more perfect he painted things, the less the painting would sell. He encourages us on today's Tips to have a little abstractness to our work. It makes it more artistic and less like a photograph. Bill is creating this building from his head because he has painted so many … [Read more...]

Tom shares another technique from our Introductory Master Class Today's Video Clip comes from our "Alexander Introductory Master Class withTom Anderson." This is the third painting in a series of five. He is painting the clouds in this beautiful, tropical beach scene. Today we want you to focus on his brush loading and painting technique. The combination of loading the … [Read more...]