Bill has an image in his mind of what he wants to paint. He has already created the water fall in the split between the two farther mountain ranges. Now he wants to bring the water forward into the painting. He decides to create the illusion of a flat area between the far mountain ranges and the closer one. The point he's trying to make is that you are the creator and you can … [Read more...]
Smeary paint, smeary painting
So you girls you should kiss me for showing you all that! -- Bill Alexander Bill was so proud of his paint. And why not, he spent the greater part of his career searching for the right formula and the best ingredients. Read about his search in the "The Bill Alexander Story". … [Read more...]
A couple of mighty strokes!
A good artist is the one who can express themselves with a couple of mighty strokes! -- Bill Alexander Bill starts today's lesson showing you how to make $50 with one stroke of the palette knife. Has there ever been an artist with as much enthusiasm for his craft or love for his students? … [Read more...]
A feeling of separation
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...]
As less paint you have…
As less paint you have, as easy it is to paint on top of that. -- Bill Alexander Such an important point! This is how you create great mountains. The first layer has to be thin, thin, thin! Then when you highlight over that, you don't have the problem of paint slipping. Watch this clip again and watch how Bill pushes the bottom of the mountain into the canvas. He almost breaks … [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...]
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