Listen to Bill express his joy for painting. You can tell when an artist loves what they do, can't you? It is a joy to watch them. They share their happiness and you become part of the experience. These little vignettes, we hope, express Bill's love of painting. It's so easy to miss these little moments watching a full video. When you watch the full video, though, we think … [Read more...]
Correcting a color mix
How many times have we experienced this problem - a color mix not exactly as we wanted? We start mixing a color, find it is too dark, then add white to lighten it. Still too dark, so we do it again and again until we have a large pile of paint. Watch as Bill shows you how to do it. In effect, he starts all over again by moving the incorrect color to the side and taking just … [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...]
Get it right!
Don't go on if it is not right. -- Bill Alexander We know oils are a forgiving medium. You have, sometimes, days to get something right in your painting. You don't have to complete your painting in 27 minutes like Bill had to do on television. Get it right! … [Read more...]
The Marbled Effect
One of the key elements in making perspective work for you in your paintings is color. Distant objects are lighter in color than those closer to you. Bill shows you how he mixes the color to make the mountain appear thirty miles away. Notice how Bill doesn't completely mix the paint - he leaves a marbled effect. In another video Bill talks about one of the biggest mistakes … [Read more...]
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