You always have to have a feeling of (separation). -- Bill Alexander We learned about highlighting light against light, now we're highlighting dark against dark. Bill says if you don't create the feeling of separation, then your painting doesn't make sense. What he means is it doesn't make sense as you would view that scene in "Mother Nature." Bill had a photographic memory. … [Read more...]
A good painting
Cover up all the bad things and leave the good things and you got a good painting. -- Bill Alexander … [Read more...]
Ten miles closer…
Bill's lessons on perspective continue. Closer = darker. As Tom Anderson, Alexander Master Artist says, "Gray is far away." So the opposite is true as you move closer to an object. … [Read more...]
What beginners never know!
Beginners never know, they never know the paint will help them. -- Bill Alexander There it is. Straight from the master. We keep talking about Bill's paint because it's the most important thing that can make your paintings stand out from other artists. Every once in a while a new painting of Bill's emerges. There is no yellowing, no dulling of colors. Twenty, thirty, … [Read more...]
Reusing A Canvas
One of our recent website visitors asked a question about reusing a canvas on which she had a dried painting. She wanted to know the best way to remove the paint and "save" the canvas. A wet painting is easy to remove. Scrape off the paint with a palette knife, wipe down the canvas and start again. Dried paint is different. I called Alexander Master Artist Tom Anderson and … [Read more...]
Exquisite detail
Please watch these video clips in full screen mode. (click the icon at the right of the video control bar) The resolution is high enough that you should be able to see Bill's technique in exquisite detail. We're giving you these short clips so you can focus on each part of his technique that otherwise might be lost in a complete video. (Don't worry, we'll be posting full … [Read more...]
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