Barbara Andre-Van Lith I only know your mother from these videos and talking about her with Laurie but she truly was a remarkable artist. That Bill would choose her as his very first Certified Instructor only goes to prove the point. Of all the artists associated with Bill during his television career she exemplifies the best of the best, IMHO. We intend to feature her more on our membership website (alexanderart.com) in the coming months.

+Barbara Andre-Van Lith I first saw her on The Joy of Painting. I love her videos that I have seen. She seemed to really love what she was doing. I mentioned her on the first episode of my show. After watching some of her videos I went to read all about her and read that she lived in Oregon. I was sad to learn that I couldn't meet her, but she has given me a great gift. I'm so glad to see her videos online and for sale.

+The Salem Painter Thank you for your kind words about my mother and her painting. She was quite the lady and she was able to have a great career as an artist and also raise a child on her own. We lived in Salem and Dallas for all of my childhood until we relocated to Washington. She traveled all over the US teaching the wet on wet technique. I always remember the smell of oils and paint thinner wafting throughout the house. At the age of 40 she was diagnosed with a rare disease called Guillain-Barre' Syndrome that completely paralyzed her and the recovery was years and fully never recovered. She was not able to paint for most of the rest of her life as she continued to battle GBS and a snowball of other health issues when she passed in 2008 at the age of 59- 1 month after she was able to see my son born. She truely was a remarkable woman and this youtube posting and all of the wonderful comments really help me cope with the extremely large hole in my heart. Again thank you for offering your kind words.

+Barbara Andre-Van Lith I hope that some day I can be as good as her! I think that the best thing about her videos is her personality. It's kind of like the way people watch Bob Ross for his soothing voice. She captivates me in a way that won't let me fast forward to the end once I start watching her. I have only been in Salem for two years. I really like it so far. I came here from the Georgia/Alabama area. Do you know of any places around here where her work is displayed? I'd definitely like to see it in person!

+Barbara Andre-Van Lith --- I saw her on Bob Ross's series about a month ago on youtube and then saw her in this video and she had such a good laugh :). I was heartbroken when I found that she had passed in 2008. God bless her soul, I wish I could have studied under her teaching

Oak Tree I'm surprised she didn't have her own series.

Some guy The body goes to dust but our soul lives on forever in one of two places. Jesus is the only Way to our Heavenly Father 🕊♥️

Meilleures explications sur la peinture que j'ai entendu à date. Je continue à l'écouter. Bravo Diane

Thank you Sarah.

Jade Zee what? That made no sense...

I know what you mean. He’s using all the techniques and muscles used in his mouth to speak German. Except he’s trying to form English words. Portuguese is my second language and i speak it like I speak English. My Portuguese accent can be heard from a mile away by Portuguese and Brazilian people.

We are planning to release a series of posts to our website telling Bill's story. Please visit our website at alexanderart.com and sign up for our newsletter.

Alexander Art Thanks. Will check it out. ---was thinking of one of my favorite quotes, " True creativity comes from enjoying the moments, which then fulfill themselves." ---- Mr Bill certainly demonstrated that idea, adjusting as you go while following the vision, living in the moment and enjoying it! I remember watching him on PBS television when I was younger, and never forgot him. It's great to have these videos available here. The almighty brush! "and....and.....and..." welded by an expert who just had fun doing what he did, and sharing what he could. Rest peacefully Mr Alexander. But not too awfully long--- there's more beauty to describe with a single stroke. See ya on the flip!

+dcc460ut Bill's spirit lives on. Our mission at Alexander Art is to restore Bill's legacy and continue his mission to teach the world to paint. You can find out more on our website. More videos of Bill, even a "Paint with Bill" Art Course...all free! alexanderart.com/about/ Love to have you as a member!

And don't forget the fish oil - got to get the Omega 3's! We've got your back!

Driving Mistakes In SoCal I've heard that coconut oil is good to use while cooking too.

Diane was a remarkable painter. Her skies are legendary. She is a wonderful role model not only as an artist, but as a human being!

Alla~Prima, not Alla primary. Spell Check was on so it over rode me!

Thank you!

Bob was part of the Alexander company for the first few seasons of TJOP. The episode that she hosted was during the time Bob was still with this company.

Diane was truly a remarkable artist. At the time, she understood Bill's method probably better than anyone!

ya...it could've been a rabbit...or a bird...sure was quick

Jay Bird was a chicken watch the beginning of the video there were several around the tree

A happy little sucker🙂

I thought a chicken 🐓 lol

@@leftistintexas It was Peapod.

Each are just different. Bill and Diane can get you on your feet, but Bob Ross will put you to sleep.

Just use black and linseed oil, I guess!🤔

I am wondering after the canvas is covered with a thin coat of magic white, how long do we need to wait to start painting upon magic white? Right after or let the canvas with magic white stay overnight?

@@user-ng9yu2er2w You can paint on the magic white immediately. The idea is that the when you paint your sky, for instance, the blue you use will blend with the magic white nicely. Same with any color you put for water, etc. The longer you let the magic white dry, the more difficult it will be to blend with it.

Špik Art I go to hobby lobby or Michael’s 😀👍

Not sure if I understand your concern correctly here, but I bought a big can of liquid white and a smaller tube of liquid white. I put a blob or two of liquid white on my canvas from my smaller tube to use throughout the painting so my can does not get contaminated.

@@davidseter1780 ​ David Seter I experimented with her method and the liquid white is so much thinner that it comes out on the brush without any of the color on the brush being left behind to mess up the can of liquid white! Thanks for your idea, Sir.

Depends on how much you are mixing. If you make a quarter sized mixture, then that equals one part. A half part would equal the quarter sized mixture cut in half.

@@AAlexanderArt okay am new to this. i understand the concept of fractions, but are you talking of quarter as 25 cent piece coin on the palette or quarter of an once? sorry to be a pain.

@@rebeccahicks3554 oh you aren’t being a pain. Feel free to ask us anything. So I was referring to a 25cent piece. But if you understand fractions that works too. So one part would be a whole and then just think of anything that is smaller would be a fraction.

thanks. i will try out these mixes on my next painting. @@AAlexanderArt

Any particular Lowell Speers show you would like to see?

Any one of Mr. Spears and Miss. Andre's would be fine I simply enjoyed this video so much I would like to see more of a Mr. Alexander and friends playlist of videos. That is what I mean by the previous post.

Not true, my friend. And the reason is the paint. The quality that goes in to the Alexander line of paint is absolutely unparalleled. We use the purest pigment money can buy and a special proprietary clear (that means non-yellowing) oil. Check out our Newsletter video Vol 1, No 3 - Part 2 to learn more. We went back to the Old Masters and learned how to make paint the way they did. Their paintings are as vibrant and fresh as when they painted them over 500 years ago. The problem with paint today is that most paint manufacturers don't care whether your paintings last five years, let alone 500 years. Why do you think most fine artists make their own paint? Bill Alexander was "Old School", he learned from the Northern Germany tradition of Dürer, von Eck, Holbein, Cranach. And, of course, the tradition of the Netherlandish and Italian renaissance painters was also part of his background. He knew what good paint was and insisted on the best quality paint possible. I apologize if this is turning into a commercial for Alexander paint but that's how passionate we feel about our paints and how passionate we are about our artists. Only the best for you, my friend!!

Alexander Art This physico-chemical fact. Upper opaque paint will be transparent. And black background bowels out. 70-100 years

Vas Zdor I have done some very extensive research since your comment was posted and my reply is way to long for these comments. But I will be addressing your thoughts in a future post on our website and on our store site. There are lots of misconceptions about translucency of paint and you make a good point that should be explained in more detail. Stay tuned...

Alexander Art It is not my thoughts .This is physico-chemical fact. Upper opaque paint will be transparent. And black background bowels out. Great artist Velazquez has a picture where the horse has 8 legs.

There is a torrent out there that has every single show he's ever done, including the elusive Season 1. Be prepared though; altogether, the shows equal up to about 95GB. I only wish I could find an archive of Bill's videos. I grew up on Bob but Bill is definitely the master.

Calhoun Tubbs We're working on it. Try this link: alexanderart.com/videos/ We have approximately 400 videos on the way. All of Bill's shows were digitized but we have to edit them and get them up on the website. It's going to take some time but these will get you started.

Alexander Art Appreciate it!

savammy, that's something you'll have to take up with the Bob Ross company. But I have never seen a full length video by Ross on KZfaq or anywhere else. If you want to see a full length Ross video, you're going to have to pay for it. We'll have more full length videos coming...stay tuned...

Yep

I think that may have contributed to Bob Ross's getting lymphoma.

psst, it was a chicken.

@@sjtom57 That's debatable. =p

Bill also talks a little like him. I think Bill pioneered this style of talking, as well as the style of painting ha ha

@@roiq5263 Bill trained Bob Ross and Diane

Shut up Mike

Diane tells you exactly what paints she's using. In addition to the Magic White and Black Medium, she is using: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, Permanent Red, Prussian Blue, Van Dyke Brown, Sap Green, and Ivory Black.