Meet Diane Andre, Bill Alexander's First Master Artist! Diane Andre was Bill's first Master Artist! She traveled across America for 8 years teaching Bill's technique (1978-1986). In 1986 Alexander Art filmed 11 shows with Diane at Bill's home in Powell River. (You will hear Bill's chickens in the background!) . Fortunately, these shows were preserved and digitized along … [Read more...]
Daily Tips Day 406 Tom
Most People Believe Mineral Spirits or Thinner is Needed to Clean Up After Oil Painting. We Know A Better Way! There are many products on the market that you can buy for cleaning your brushes. How do you know what is in them? How do you know they are safe? Did you know everything you need to clean your brushes is probably in your kitchen right now! Today's Video Tip will … [Read more...]
Daily Tips Day 425 Bill
Bill Shows That You Don't Have To Struggle! Do you remember the first time you saw Bill highlight his mountains with his almighty palette knife? Do you remember thinking it just can't be that easy! I sure did! In today's video, Bill will show you that it is possible to add the details in the mountain with just a few simple strokes. Key Points To Consider: He … [Read more...]
3 Common Problems beginning artists face
Confused by the 1000s of free art videos on YouTube. Out of curiosity I entered "How to paint" into the google search bar. An astounding 3,580,000,000 results populated! Yes, that is over 3 billion results! So I decided to narrow my search to "How to oil paint." That helped some. Only 626,000,000 results this time. How do I know where to begin? About 7 years ago … [Read more...]
“Everyone needs inspiration…”
Everyone needs inspiration to live. And I find even the tiniest creation of nature fascinating." -- Bill Alexander It was no secret that Bill Alexander had a love affair with Mother Nature. Bill's travels throughout Canada and across the western United States left him with vivid images of the beauty of these two great countries. Those images eventually made it to his canvas … [Read more...]
“That same spot!”
Bill put his paint out every single time, the same way! (We've watched over 200 of his videos, and we can verify that!) We've seen some painters put their paint out in different spots until their palette is a mess. It's OK if you're used to that method of palette management, but I can tell you, as a beginner, it was very confusing. Maybe that's why Bill was such a great … [Read more...]