Bill Alexander's Sunset Sailboat Painting: Beginner's Oils Guide 

It's nice to be able to get away from the craziness of the world and learn/relax with good people like Mr. Alexander.

Bill: I started painting because of you. Landscapes only distantly reminiscent of Monet’s style. It is now thirty years… still learning . I select ever more difficult settings and learn the hard way. Painting has become my passion. I get offers and refuse them. My enjoyment and pain are reward enough. Thank you

He amazed me when I was 15 and he still does!!!

I have missed Bill. Glad to catch another one I haven't seen. Such a treasure!

I've watched this video four times in the last few weeks. It's just that wonderful.

Thank you very much for uploading a new Bill Alexander episode, I´m so happy! Have a nice sunday Laurie and the whole team!

Thank you for posting this amazing man! He was the first, and the best to show the magic that can happen and inspired my art ambitions.

Just stumbled upon this video. I was absolutely enthralled! I’m a 51 year old amateur artist, (professional Residential painter by day)who has finally begun the journey into painting on canvas. This video was sooo informative and inspiring!! I will definitely be diving in to your channel!! Thank You!! Your newest subscriber

Miss Lauri, I'm so glad I see this video, for clarification about the thinner can!! He was right to sense that.

I watched his TV shows when I was a young mother and having always had an interest in art, he ignited that flame higher in me. He made me believe I could do it too. One Sat in Winters, CA I took a demo class that Bill was presenting. It was such a thrill to be in this gentle man's presence. I saw one of his students take Bill's originality and use it as his own. That was one of the most cruel things I've ever witnessed in my life. It takes so many years of study to develop your unique ability as an artist. You can't get it in 4 years of college. It broke my heart to even see Bill's "happy" sayings and style, used by another as if they were his ideas. I can't imagine how awful that must have been for Bill who was not a young man any longer. Over the years I have ended many conversations when the name of this other artist came up in conversation. I became a commissioned artist and have retired. Now I'm able to paint digitally but no longer with mediums. I can make a stroke and instantly remove and do it over and over to get it right. My hands aren't steady enough for real paint. I miss Bill and I loved him. I think I had a crush on him, he was so kind. I'm a year late for this April video. Is it online anywhere? Thank you so for honoring this wonderful man.

Not my type of medium and style, topic and emotion, but i like personality of Mr. Alexander. And, of course, the artwork itself is quite nice, nonetheless. Reminds me of William Turner, the unmatched English master of expressionistic light, color, atmosphere... sublime and ethereal. I live in a small coastal town and i sailed into many sunsets over decades. Ones that had most impact were those when sea was so calm and smooth that it felt like sailing on an oil. Mr. Alexander has captured that exact ambient with nothing but a few smudges. Truly an artist. Hats off.

Man oh man he always cracks me up. I miss my Mom.

Thanks you for your time you are my best tichel and drawings

Bill is our Poppa!!! Never forget Poppa.

Very glad you people are back to uploading again 😃😃

Excellent drawings very good tichel and the color is very well thanks you for your time

A great artist!!! I love to watch him paint.

The Original gangster of painting. I like😊

Ese bill, GRANDE !

Just delicious, will always come back

Thank You for this present Love Bill❤ you you you

Thanks Mr Alexander...May you rest in peace.

We need to see more of Mr Alexander, he taught Bob Ross I'm told .

This is fantastic

Bob Ross ripped Bill off! Bill is the first, the O.G.

Bravo 👏

Awesome

Straordinario mi piace

Far better than anything Bob Ross ever did [as far as seascapes go]

Gracias por los tips para limpiar los pinceles y brochas.😍😍😍😍😍😍

Piękny zachód słońca z łódką. Serdecznie pozdrawiam z Łodzi Ewa-Eva

FINALLY!

I am a huge Bill Alexander fan. I enjoy him so much as an artist; but like so many Bob Ross fans, I also enjoy just listening to him to relax…BUT NOT SO MUCH NOW! When I first started watching his videos here on RU-vid, I could start them and fall asleep. Time went by, and advertisements were added to the beginning. Fair enough. NOW there are commercial breaks every 5 minutes!…and to make matters worse, THEYRE LOUDER THAN THE VIDEO! I understand that people need to make money and drive revenue, BUT COME ON! Can’t we limit the ads to the beginning and end of videos so we can enjoy the main content WITHOUT having to pay for ANOTHER service??? That’s my rant. Still love Bill

Love your work would love to have you as teacher

_FIRE IN!_

God I love Bill

FIRE IN 😃

I used to watch Mr Alexander on PBS. I checked in now because I just needed to hear him say alizarin crimson ❤

How do we know what all of his colors are or where to get them? Like that orange color. Or how to know which yellows are which. And is he painting always on 18 by 24s?

why do you no longer recommend the paint thinners to clean brushes ? But i like the idea of your new "paint cleaner" .. seems its more easy on pocket. :)

I’m very curious as to what the name of the orange color paint he used

Like me, You are great,nice to meet you Ivan Prague

thank you for bringing my friend back!! q laurie can we as subscribers make donations to buy the rights of his old shows and have them put on you tube as you have been doing we realy love this guy and there are more than 100.000 of us !!!!! lets keep bill teaching!!!!!!!

Bill's trademark: "Almighty..." Bob's: "happy little..."

What is Magic White - is that gesso?

A lot of wealth ask what has to Bob Ross's paintings, but what I'd like to know, is where are Bill Alexandre paintings?

It is very important to know that Our Poppa grew up in Impressionism, and post impressionism,. His interpretation of these things was influenced by Impressionism, as was my grandmother who was trained in Paris under the impressionist artists. His sunsets remind me of sunsets by impressionist sunrises. My grandmamas paintings hung in our dining room. Between her paintings and Bills teaching there is no wonder I want to paint. To me, it's in my DNA.

😄😄😄

God needed some paintings done for heaven so he called Bill and Bob Ross

Hard to believe this was recorded in 1978

Could you please say " Hogan"!!....."where is Colonel Klink" ?

Dimenticavo IO SONO MARISA

5th commercial in this episode with 2 min. To go. Why?

In 15 minutes, 4 commercials. Why?