Creative Power...that's what makes me so happy -- Bill Alexander Bill's imagination takes him to the place he is creating. This is creative power at work. When Bill lays in that shoreline, he is there on that lake with his fishing pole in the water waiting patiently for that first bite! Bill spent a lot of time communing with Mother Nature. The images he saw became part of … [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...]
How easy it is to create!
Can you see how easy it is to create? Bill always created original paintings on "The Magic of Oil Painting". Nothing was prepared before he went into the studio - there were no reference paintings, no reference photos.Bill admits that early in his career he used reference photos but abandoned them as he felt it restricted his creativity. Bill's imagination was his inspiration. … [Read more...]