Bill believed in creative power. Bill believed that, through art, we could release the creative power inside all of us. Creative power empowers us to become not just great artists, but great human beings! He believed that we are stewards responsible for this beautiful, God-given world. Bill dedicated his life to capturing the beauty he saw around him on the canvas. … [Read more...]
“I don’t know why we do it!”
Bill was wounded three times in World War II. His father served in World War I. His father's anti-war sentiments resulted in his murder by the Nazis. Bill was fed up with war and his greatest concern was that we would repeat the errors of the past. Bill wanted us to use our creative power to create a better world. Bill took every opportunity to express his feelings and beliefs. … [Read more...]
Very easy to live!
Harmonize - rhythm - rhyme - colors. Without colors there is no artist; be an artist; play with colors; create; become the almighty creator! Next to God is you! Have that in your mind and then it is easy, very easy to live! -- Bill Alexander … [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...]
Can Art Save The World?
Bill's background is, no doubt, unmatched by almost any other artist. As we have related on our website, Bill, as a child, grew up in the aftermath of the First World War. He described playing amongst the debris of war. He recounted childhood friends killed by deserted ordinance. Bill grew up in abject poverty in a feudal society. He was a member of a peasant class who … [Read more...]
Observing nature
Bill used to take his students on trips into the mountains around Aldergrove. Sometimes he would allow them to take a sketchbook. Most times he wanted them to just observe nature. All the great masters did this. Leonardo's notebooks are full of sketches he made while traveling around the countryside. The great English artist Turner did the same. When you have an intimate … [Read more...]