Bill was a student of Mother Nature and nothing escaped his photographic memory. Every painting he created on television was from his vivid imagination - never a photograph or another painting as a reference. The elements he added were all images he saw in nature. … [Read more...]

Bill mixed many of his colors directly on the canvas, bypassing his palette. You don't see him doing that unless you look closely at his videos. He doesn't bring it to your attention because it is an advanced technique in his method of oil painting. We will show you some examples in upcoming video clips.   … [Read more...]

Bill was an absolute master at mixing colors. Look at his palette in this screenshot. Simple colors laid out just like Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Bill didn't pre-mix his colors like a lot of artists do. He didn't need to. He knew exactly the color he wanted and how to create it with the base colors on his palette! … [Read more...]

One of the things that always amazed me was how Bill mastered just a few brushes. When I started painting and before I met Bill, I must have accumulated twenty or thirty brushes. As I edit Bill's videos I marvel at how he uses every part of the brush from the tip to the ferrule. One of the beautiful things about Bill's system is how simple he made everything! … [Read more...]

Class is almost over, but Bill has one more tip for you to finish off your painting. We hope you enjoyed this mini-course and take the time to go back over the prior lessons. We've linked them all together at the bottom of the post. We've got more of these planned for you, so stay tuned! Class dismissed! Lesson Ten … [Read more...]