No...we're not playing a Paul Simon song...Bill is going to show you what to do when your paint starts to slip. Watch as it happens...then see how to fix it! This is the first of a five-part series showing you how to deal with this pesky problem. … [Read more...]

Most of Bill's paintings have the light source coming from the left or right side. In this clip he explains why. … [Read more...]

Bill gives a good analogy between the application of Magic White™ and his grape plants. Why do you think Bill warns his fans so often about this topic? Because it's the most critical part of your painting. Get this wrong and the rest of your painting is a disaster. … [Read more...]

Here's a tip that will make your paintings bright and beautiful before you lay your first brush stroke on the canvas! In this clip from the bonus videos in our new "You Can Paint" Master Class, Alexander Master Artist Tom Anderson explains why the Renaissance "Old Masters" painted on wood. Remember, there were no electric lights in the Renaissance. Most of the light came … [Read more...]

Bill was the master of the "big brush". In fact, other artists couldn't handle that brush as well as Bill, so they modified it. Here's a nice up-close, slow motion example of how Bill painted in his rolling hills. Notice the delicate touch he uses on the canvas. Listen to the brush caressing the canvas. It's not the tool that matters, is it? It's how you use it! … [Read more...]

We just love it when Bill creates trees with his palette knife. Bill shows a technique when creating a tree that applies whether you use the knife or the brush. Also, notice the impressionistic style Bill uses to create his tree. … [Read more...]