I want to help give people the power of living toward a better tomorrow. -- Bill Alexander … [Read more...]
“Creative power is like…
Creative power is like water pressure. it’s always there inside of you, you just have to draw it up. It’s there in every heart, if you just turn it around a bit and give it some direction. -- Bill Alexander … [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...]
“I see it already finished.”
I talk to myself so much, and I brainwash myself so much, that I see it already finished. -- Bill Alexander We've talked before about how Bill creates a clear picture in his mind before he starts to paint. Bill developed that ability over a lifetime of work so that it became second nature to him. Rest assured Bill never had "Artists' Block". OK, I made up that term. Let's … [Read more...]
Know where you’re going
If you don't know where you're going, you can't expect to get there. In this clip, Bill shows you how to lay out the painting on the canvas before going any further. He's actually describing the layers of the painting he will create. Bill has such a clear picture in his mind of what he wants to paint it's just a matter, at this point, of transferring it to the canvas. … [Read more...]
“How wonderful creative power can be”
Bill's creative power was always at work. While he was painting, he was imagining where he wanted to go with the painting. He was like a chess player, always thinking three or four moves ahead. Bill's was an imaginative mind, fertile ground for his creative power. Notice how Bill "pushes" the mountain color into the canvas with his palette knife. Many beginning painters make … [Read more...]