Today, too many people live too much in the shadows and dark and stay there. The dark is the difficult part of life. -- Bill Alexander Bill lived most of his life close to the shadows. Born into poverty...plunged into two world wars...barely eking out an existence as he developed his art...the tug toward darkness must have been formidable. How easy it would have been to slip … [Read more...]
“Don’t handicap your kids!”
What a powerful force we are as parents. Our children will believe anything we say. Do we inspire them...particularly when it comes to the arts? Never before has this country needed more artists...great artists...in all creative fields...music...literature...the visual arts... Our goal is nothing less than to put the arts back at the top of the priority list. We know it's a … [Read more...]
“Life can be so much fun…”
...and if you can enjoy every day you have done very, very good on this earth... -- Bill Alexander We choose how we live our lives. Bill choose to enjoy life. If ever anyone had a reason to complain or be bitter about his life it was Bill. Born in poverty...subjected to the horrors of two world wars...building a life from nothing...wondering where his next meal was … [Read more...]
You hurt no one!
Bill believed that through art we could overcome any obstacle and become better human beings. For someone who had gone through the experiences he had, it was really important to Bill that whatever he did was empowering and hurt no one...not his fellow human...not mother nature...no one! We love Bill for that! … [Read more...]
Happy Artist!
Bill focused on teaching at the end of his career. He wanted his students to learn to paint...not just to paint pleasing pictures. It was important to him that his students could create images from their own imagination. To do that required skill in brush and color mixing techniques, for sure. But it also required skill in perspective, composition and the elements that make … [Read more...]
“Cook in your own soup!”
Bill never hesitated to state exactly how he felt about a topic and he was passionate about the environment because of his love for "Mother Nature". The producer of Bill's T.V. show was always holding his breath during taping praying that Bill wouldn't say something that would mean they couldn't air the show. It happened occasionally and Silver members will get to see some of … [Read more...]
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