Watch how easily Bill gets the paint to highlight his mountain on the left. Why does it come off so easily? Could it be that he hasn't worked that area of the canvas for a while? Maybe the paint dried a bit? Certainly his technique is so honed that it only takes a light touch to get the paint off the palette knife. Bill is in the "groove" in this clip. He talks about "pulling … [Read more...]
See how far we came?
Another great lesson in perspective. Can you count the levels of this painting? Each new level Bill has creates more depth in the painting. What's the point he's trying to make about this latest addition to the painting? Why is it so dark? Pop Quiz next week! … [Read more...]
A greenish touch!
Make sure you watch this video clip in full screen mode so you can see how thick the paint is going on those trees. Bill has not thinned the paint, yet he's painting on top of paint. What does that tell you? It should tell you either that bottom layer has dried enough to let the paint stay on and/or that bottom layer is still very thin. Most likely a combination of … [Read more...]
“You can do all those things!”
Bill says, "You are the almighty creator, you are next to God." Bill believed that through art you have the power! No one can tell you how your world should be. … [Read more...]
“You know it is not right, so why you leave it there?”
Bill steps back and looks at his painting. He finds an area that needs to be fixed. "You know it is not right..." How does he know that? Because of the time he spent observing Mother Nature. Bill knew exactly how things should look and he made sure his paintings were true to what he saw. … [Read more...]
Pink highlights
Because Bill has spent time working on the right side of the painting. The side he moves to now has dried a bit - just enough to pull the paint off the palette knife. Notice, particularly, at the :58 second mark how he just lightly brushes the canvas and lets the paint be pulled off the knife. Bill is barely holding onto the palette knife. It takes a very light touch for this … [Read more...]
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