After watching many Bob Ross art pieces I was curious to see his teacher and I am glad to see the unique and detailed style, passion and personality this wonderful artist had and seeing how Bob got his amazing talent from Bill's amazing techniques and methods. Bless this man for teaching others to pass on his glorious work and his predecessors.
Calling Bob's capabilities "amazing talent" is an overstatement, he's not nearly as good in technique, brush strokes, colors, and couldn't paint almost anything besides these landscapes, Alexander had a bigger range, and you can see him painting a bigger variety of subjects. But Bob is a far better entertainer, there is no wonder in why one reached a larger audience.
I grew up in the 80s and watched Bill Alexander and later Bob Ross on PBS. We need more quality shows that teach and inspire people to create. Their shows are very mesmerizing to watch even if you don't paint. You learn prospective and how colors work together while watching. He truly was a master of his art. I am thankful his shows are here on RUclips so I can share them with my children.
Life isn't always a bunch of happy trees, especially when all of the farmers cow's die. That is why I love Mr. Alexander because he is grounded in reality.
Bob clearly refined Bill’s style but for sheer artistic flair and imagination, this man wins hands down. Both brilliant artists. I’m inspired to try this more than ever now
@@nashhussan4568 Can't refine a thing if you're not the better artist. Alexander's paintings are better. The one who refined both of them is the guy who's currently doing some Bob Ross ASMRs to keep his legend alive. His paintings are better than his teachers of Alexander and Ross. Nic Hankins is his name.
@@acewilliams7917 Apply your logic to musicians and watch it fall flat on its face. You act like Nash is placing Bob above Bill and your personal bias just can't seem to tolerate seeing it any other way. 🤷♂️
@@nckhed We're not talking about music, we're talking about art, and you're creating a false narrative about me being bias. Don't put words in my mouth. And how am I being biased when I wrote that Nic Hankins is better than Alexander and Ross? Learn to read a comment more thoroughly instead of making false narratives.
Alexander Art, I want to thank you so much for bringing 'Bill' back to us. Many years ago I spent days just waiting for that 30 minute 'Happy Painting' to happen. Bill is just as great today as he was back then. His art and passion is special. Bill and Bob Ross share many of the 'wet in wet' techniques, but each one is an individual and has their own special ways to handle the brush and knife. I appreciate viewing Bill's work again. Thank you for your time to put these together.
A fun fact is that I used to watch tons of bob ross videos and tutorials on youtube but still couldn't make the paint break for the highlights, but watching Bill Alexander tutorials like this one, the movements he had done with his hand, and the tips he gave, I was able to achieve breaking the paint for snow mountains.
Another stunning masterpiece. I first learned of using the big brushes when I found Bill's videos on RUclips. Thanks for sharing Bill with us. I love this painting.
Bill was the guy I learnt from....no one like Bill...Bob was great, but there is only One Bill Alexander....and that voice and his manner.....firing it in.....what a jewel he was.( is )
I remember being in depresion as a teenager and every night at 11pm when this show starts it was my best terapy and medecine to go throw my bad moment.
I love Bob Ross. I saw him years ago, but this man William Alexander I found out taught Bob Ross. You have to love this man William Alexander even if you're a staunch Bob Ross fan, or you might be an ass, huh!
"fire it on to the mighty canvas" grrrrr , Bob's stories are so happy and soothing but Bill's so much the opposite but they both have the same effect, i love to just listen to them as much as the painting
I like the different attitude with American Bob Ross where everything is happy, to European Bill's world (11:47) -- "a lot of happiness... and sadness... the cows die."
I spend so much time watching Bill. I get so excited, I'm jumping up and down on the edge of my seat. Over and over he does something and I think Yeah Yes yes he's made a mistake!! . How will he "possibly" rectify that? THEN in one stoke with the knife or brush, you have perfection. :)
Sergio Silva Indeed he was. During Bill's life he taught millions of his fans how to appreciate art. Bill died in 1997 and while he is no longer with us his spirit is still alive in his videos and his teaching. Thank you for your comments.
As much as I love to see Bob Ross paintings in The Alexander style, and think them to be excellent works. I observe that william Alexander's personally perfected style of paintings are much more detailed and colourful than the clones. Bill was without a doubt a true master of His technique and should be held in higher esteem in the art world. Bill is funny and quirky and sometimes gets overexcited and passionate to the point that it affects how he expresses his language. May his mighty brush forever be the hallmark to the magic of the Alexander technique. He is loved by many including myself.
Hard to believe this lovable old guy was in the German army in WWII. He was drafted, not his fault. I love listening to his enthusiasm in that accent whenever he paints.
Bill’s dream was to be a game warden. With his love of nature and the opportunity to continue painting, it would have been the perfect job. A job like this, though, required twelve years of military service. So Bill joined the army. This was before the rise of the fascist state. You can read more on our website: alexanderart.com/the-bill-alexander-story/
I was hooked on Bob but when I found Bill I was so happy because his paintings are more abstract. Bob has incredible detail in his paintings, but Bill achieves powerful work with less detail. His paintings are def mighty. He explains everything in more detail than Bob too. I love them both for their unique styles but Bill is helping me to learn to paint without the worry of it having to be perfect. I still can't make trees yet though :(
You can check out more free videos here: alexanderart.com/podcast/ or on iTunes. Become a member of our website and get access to over two hundred of Bill's videos and another 200 videos of the artists he made famous on his Emmy award winning television show, "The Magic of Oil Painting." More info here: alexanderart.com/about/ Happy Painting!
We have more videos on our website (alexanderart.com/podcast/) We post new ones there every month. We also have hundreds (if not thousands) of video clips of Bill demonstrating different techniques and sharing his thoughts on life, art, and creative power. Membership is free and you'll actually how to paint.
I dislike all those talks about rivalry that pop up around :( My takeaway from this first Alexander's video I see is "Great, now I have TWO B( _insert your favorite painter here_ )s!"
I could not possibly agree more with this! There's so much to learn and take away from them both. I was, and still am, an avid Ross fan. I found out who his mentor was and decided to see what he can do. I was ANYTHING but disappointed :)
Bach innovated and took the concepts of Vivaldi to new heights. He was no copy-cat who parroted another great composer. Bach's work was unique and that's why we remember and revere him today. Beethoven did the same thing. He learned from his master, innovated the concepts and set a new standard for writing symphonies. In fact, Beethoven innovated the symphony so well that other composers in his time gave up writing them because they knew they couldn't create better works.
Actually Bob gave Bill much credit for his career. Bob actually went and studied with Bill. There was even an episode where Bill, literally, handed over the brush to Bob. If you look at Bob's first shows, he uses the word "almighty' just like Bill. I believe they had a falling out because you never heard Bob talk about Bill, or use the word "almighty' soon after Bob started broadcasting. I'm assuming Bill had a problem with how much money Bob was making and felt some resentment. Then again, I'm just guessing.
What was that, I don't know what to call it, on the side of the first building? It looks like a gang tagged his house. Don't get me wrong, I love Onkel Willi but that wasn't up to his usual stuff.
Bill is a great painter, but Bob really has developed Bills style of painting in to something more refined, smooth and stylized, but maybe a touch too safe or neutral. Bills' style is more crude, messy and wild, but more visually interesting. Bill's paintings seem better from afar...?
It took Bill about 15 years to perfect the formula for Magic White™. In fact, in his autobiography (alexanderart.com/the-bill-alexander-story/) and in a couple of his videos, Bill mentions that he started out with just oil based primer from the hardware store. The problem, of course, was that he was afraid that the paint would yellow and crack (which it will). And so he began testing different combinations of oil and paint until he came up with the correct formula. But, of course, it's much more than just oil and paint. You need to add additional ingredients to the formula so that the paint will move on the canvas properly and mix with new paint that's applied on top of the Magic White™. You also want drying agents which will control how fast (or slow) the Magic White™ will dry. Most of the clones of Bill's Magic White™ also include thinners which are highly toxic and stink to high heaven. We removed thinners and toxins from Bill's Magic White™ and added our proprietary clear oil. We even added a touch of lavender so that your studio will smell fresh and clean.
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A legend in the art world, thank you Bill!!!
Thank you for watching!
After watching many Bob Ross art pieces I was curious to see his teacher and I am glad to see the unique and detailed style, passion and personality this wonderful artist had and seeing how Bob got his amazing talent from Bill's amazing techniques and methods. Bless this man for teaching others to pass on his glorious work and his predecessors.
Calling Bob's capabilities "amazing talent" is an overstatement, he's not nearly as good in technique, brush strokes, colors, and couldn't paint almost anything besides these landscapes, Alexander had a bigger range, and you can see him painting a bigger variety of subjects.
But Bob is a far better entertainer, there is no wonder in why one reached a larger audience.
I grew up in the 80s and watched Bill Alexander and later Bob Ross on PBS.
We need more quality shows that teach and inspire people to create. Their shows are very mesmerizing to watch even if you don't paint. You learn prospective and how colors work together while watching. He truly was a master of his art. I am thankful his shows are here on RUclips so I can share them with my children.
I love how he seems to just recklessly throw the brush against the canvas and a few minutes later a mighty landscape emerges. A master.
Life isn't always a bunch of happy trees, especially when all of the farmers cow's die.
That is why I love Mr. Alexander because he is grounded in reality.
Bob clearly refined Bill’s style but for sheer artistic flair and imagination, this man wins hands down.
Both brilliant artists. I’m inspired to try this more than ever now
Ross didn't refine Bill's style. Alexander is clearly the better artist.
@@acewilliams7917 of course he did. Thats no slight on Bill it a natural evolution of his style.
@@nashhussan4568 Can't refine a thing if you're not the better artist. Alexander's paintings are better. The one who refined both of them is the guy who's currently doing some Bob Ross ASMRs to keep his legend alive. His paintings are better than his teachers of Alexander and Ross. Nic Hankins is his name.
@@acewilliams7917 Apply your logic to musicians and watch it fall flat on its face. You act like Nash is placing Bob above Bill and your personal bias just can't seem to tolerate seeing it any other way. 🤷♂️
@@nckhed We're not talking about music, we're talking about art, and you're creating a false narrative about me being bias. Don't put words in my mouth. And how am I being biased when I wrote that Nic Hankins is better than Alexander and Ross? Learn to read a comment more thoroughly instead of making false narratives.
Alexander Art, I want to thank you so much for bringing 'Bill' back to us. Many years ago I spent days just waiting for that 30 minute 'Happy Painting' to happen. Bill is just as great today as he was back then. His art and passion is special. Bill and Bob Ross share many of the 'wet in wet' techniques, but each one is an individual and has their own special ways to handle the brush and knife. I appreciate viewing Bill's work again. Thank you for your time to put these together.
Thanks for your comments. More to come!
Alexander Art. please post additional episodes. I have memorized everyone on RUclips....Please Fire In. some more .....lol
Clint Whatley n by
Clint Whatley moo no no 7
Bill Alexander was Bob's mentor hence the similarities ^3^
He was the best and I enjoyed watching him on PBS during my teenage years and I am glad he and Bob Ross are on youtube.
It's great to watch "The Man" who inspired "The Man" Bob Ross.
Lol wat was that at 24:25?
@@eskobar4xboxps418 excuse me? What?
Haha right on
@@peraguy3863 I saw some graffiti on the house.
Need to load up more of Bills videos. A season by season, episodes in order.
That would be great. It is as if Bill is alive again.
A fun fact is that I used to watch tons of bob ross videos and tutorials on youtube but still couldn't make the paint break for the highlights, but watching Bill Alexander tutorials like this one, the movements he had done with his hand, and the tips he gave, I was able to achieve breaking the paint for snow mountains.
It's always a pleasure to learn from him. What a great legacy he left behind.
This is Wowww! I could watch (and listen) to Bill for hours.
31 years ago I sat in one of his classes. I had a great time.
Wonderful, Alexander taught me SO much in the 1970's. Thank You!
Another stunning masterpiece. I first learned of using the big brushes when I found Bill's videos on RUclips. Thanks for sharing Bill with us. I love this painting.
Bill was the guy I learnt from....no one like Bill...Bob was great, but there is only One Bill Alexander....and that voice and his manner.....firing it in.....what a jewel he was.( is )
I remember being in depresion as a teenager and every night at 11pm when this show starts it was my best terapy and medecine to go throw my bad moment.
I learn from Bill as he paints. What it must have been like to have been taught by him in real life !!!! TY for bringing him back to us.
I love Bob Ross. I saw him years ago, but this man William Alexander I found out taught Bob Ross. You have to love this man William Alexander even if you're a staunch Bob Ross fan, or you might be an ass, huh!
"fire it on to the mighty canvas" grrrrr , Bob's stories are so happy and soothing but Bill's so much the opposite but they both have the same effect, i love to just listen to them as much as the painting
I like the different attitude with American Bob Ross where everything is happy, to European Bill's world (11:47) -- "a lot of happiness... and sadness... the cows die."
I loved and appreciated this man so much growing up and watching his show and inspiring me to learn how to paint
Masterart! Wow he is the master of wet in wet technique! Incredible!
“Red is sunshine. It’s life, it is love. It’s good.”
I love all his paintings.
Gorgeous & easy way to learn how to paint
thanks!!! Alexander from Chile.
Felicitării.. ❤❤❤
My goodness!!!!!! What a beautiful coloring!!!!!!! Excellent 👍👍👍👍👍
I still love him and his teaching soooooo much♡♡♡
I love him! Such a great energy!
I spend so much time watching Bill. I get so excited, I'm jumping up and down on the edge of my seat. Over and over he does something and I think Yeah Yes yes he's made a mistake!! . How will he "possibly" rectify that? THEN in one stoke with the knife or brush, you have perfection. :)
congratulacions Mr Alexander...you re a master teacher
Sergio Silva Indeed he was. During Bill's life he taught millions of his fans how to appreciate art. Bill died in 1997 and while he is no longer with us his spirit is still alive in his videos and his teaching. Thank you for your comments.
Deus guarde sua alma...
Great Men
I bet he's painting beautiful paintings up there in heaven/the spirit world, don't you agree?
Thank you. Please keep 'em coming.
Very good good especially drawing from the natural landscape beautiful jobs night color Thanks you for your time nice drawing
As much as I love to see Bob Ross paintings in The Alexander style, and think them to be excellent works. I observe that william Alexander's personally perfected style of paintings are much more detailed and colourful than the clones. Bill was without a doubt a true master of His technique and should be held in higher esteem in the art world. Bill is funny and quirky and sometimes gets overexcited and passionate to the point that it affects how he expresses his language. May his mighty brush forever be the hallmark to the magic of the Alexander technique. He is loved by many including myself.
Far away far away far away far away 🎵 and I did IT MYY WAAAY. See us next week for more of Alexander’s hits
He just makes me so happy.
Excellent
I really enjoy his art
BRAVOO‼️
"Now we paint ze Douglas fur tree!" *BAM! Perfect fur tree*
Muy hermoso el paisaje maestro genial gracias
Hard to believe this lovable old guy was in the German army in WWII. He was drafted, not his fault. I love listening to his enthusiasm in that accent whenever he paints.
Bill’s dream was to be a game warden. With his love of nature and the opportunity to continue painting, it would have been the perfect job. A job like this, though, required twelve years of military service. So Bill joined the army. This was before the rise of the fascist state. You can read more on our website: alexanderart.com/the-bill-alexander-story/
And Bob Ross also loved the nature and joined the army. The more you know...
Bob wasn’t drafted
@@AAlexanderArt Did Bill kill any Allied soldiers?
wonder why only 2 Italians, after they changed sides, and it was a car crash.
I was hooked on Bob but when I found Bill I was so happy because his paintings are more abstract. Bob has incredible detail in his paintings, but Bill achieves powerful work with less detail. His paintings are def mighty. He explains everything in more detail than Bob too. I love them both for their unique styles but Bill is helping me to learn to paint without the worry of it having to be perfect. I still can't make trees yet though :(
Please feel free to send samples of your trees to me at laurie@alexanderart.com. Maybe we can offer some suggestions to help you make better trees.
Beautyful painting , one thousand like 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍
So beautiful, thank you so much.
Thank you Bill, very-very nice !
His mountain looks like a real life picture .
Gorgeous 😊
Excellent, thank you for uploading. More full episodes whenever you can, please.
You can check out more free videos here: alexanderart.com/podcast/ or on iTunes. Become a member of our website and get access to over two hundred of Bill's videos and another 200 videos of the artists he made famous on his Emmy award winning television show, "The Magic of Oil Painting." More info here: alexanderart.com/about/ Happy Painting!
Alexander Art thank you
Fantastic ! Je suis éblouie 🤩 ❤️❤️
Thank you! I love it!
28 min. That is impresive.im impressed
i love his ''blue'' :)))) genius man
Truly wonderful demonstration!
Another great one!
new video! Awesome😁
Espectacular...
Great. Superb work
Please upload more videos of full episodes. They are just the best.
We have more videos on our website (alexanderart.com/podcast/) We post new ones there every month. We also have hundreds (if not thousands) of video clips of Bill demonstrating different techniques and sharing his thoughts on life, art, and creative power. Membership is free and you'll actually how to paint.
bill really teaches u how to paint,
So beautiful
bob ross's teacher . omg this is awesome
Why is there no playlist for Bill? I want to have him on repeat.
Don't have a clue how to set them up -- or what they are even supposed to do. We're just not focused on RUclips right now.
😂
Knife painting will make you happy as a painter!
Bill is my FAV
Bill is the best
Super 🙏
Great
Very nice 💐💐
BRAVO LOVE YOU ❤😍❤😍
Isn't it easier to use a brand new brush instead of cleaning the old one?
Superb and excellent .Thank you for teaching and sharing.
C'est jolie !
this is not fair this painting will take me a full day to finish T_T
That's not bad.
Full day?id grow old waitin for the paint to dry before i saw bill and bob and their method.ha ha
I went on Blicks website to order paint n such and they must not carry magic vite anymore. Love and miss you bill ^3^
maggs131 go to www.alexanderart.com and follow the link to buy art supplies and you will find Magic White.
Why aren't there more episodes ? These are great.
We have hundreds of episodes on our website. alexanderart.com/portfolio-type/bill-alexander/
I dislike all those talks about rivalry that pop up around :(
My takeaway from this first Alexander's video I see is "Great, now I have TWO B( _insert your favorite painter here_ )s!"
I could not possibly agree more with this! There's so much to learn and take away from them both. I was, and still am, an avid Ross fan. I found out who his mentor was and decided to see what he can do.
I was ANYTHING but disappointed :)
cool photo waaw
BRAVO ...
Sta’ usando colori ad olio o acrilici?
Oil paint.
Great!
Don't take this the wrong way but Bill reminds me of Mr. Freeze from the 60s Batman show! LOL
❤❤❤❤❤❤
WOW... BOB ROSS REALLY STOLE THIS MANS... EVERYTHING!!
Jean D THEY STEAL CONCEPTS
Bach innovated and took the concepts of Vivaldi to new heights. He was no copy-cat who parroted another great composer. Bach's work was unique and that's why we remember and revere him today. Beethoven did the same thing. He learned from his master, innovated the concepts and set a new standard for writing symphonies. In fact, Beethoven innovated the symphony so well that other composers in his time gave up writing them because they knew they couldn't create better works.
Jean D Bill passed Bob the torch that the old masters first lit.
Actually Bob gave Bill much credit for his career. Bob actually went and studied with Bill. There was even an episode where Bill, literally, handed over the brush to Bob.
If you look at Bob's first shows, he uses the word "almighty' just like Bill.
I believe they had a falling out because you never heard Bob talk about Bill, or use the word "almighty' soon after Bob started broadcasting.
I'm assuming Bill had a problem with how much money Bob was making and felt some resentment. Then again, I'm just guessing.
Until 1991:
www.nytimes.com/1991/12/22/arts/television-bob-ross-the-frugal-gourmet-of-painting.html
استاذ الكسندر لماذا لاتعرض اللوحه بعد الانتهاء من رسمها لبضع ثواني لكي يتسنى لنا اخذ لقطه لها
What was that, I don't know what to call it, on the side of the first building? It looks like a gang tagged his house.
Don't get me wrong, I love Onkel Willi but that wasn't up to his usual stuff.
can do it with acrylic
Finaly . thanx.
acrylic or oil painting?
Bill painted exclusively in oils all his life.
Thanks sir
Try a heavy toothed canvas. ?
Bill is a great painter, but Bob really has developed Bills style of painting in to something more refined, smooth and stylized, but maybe a touch too safe or neutral. Bills' style is more crude, messy and wild, but more visually interesting. Bill's paintings seem better from afar...?
How to I make magic white and consistency is it.
It took Bill about 15 years to perfect the formula for Magic White™. In fact, in his autobiography (alexanderart.com/the-bill-alexander-story/) and in a couple of his videos, Bill mentions that he started out with just oil based primer from the hardware store. The problem, of course, was that he was afraid that the paint would yellow and crack (which it will). And so he began testing different combinations of oil and paint until he came up with the correct formula. But, of course, it's much more than just oil and paint. You need to add additional ingredients to the formula so that the paint will move on the canvas properly and mix with new paint that's applied on top of the Magic White™. You also want drying agents which will control how fast (or slow) the Magic White™ will dry. Most of the clones of Bill's Magic White™ also include thinners which are highly toxic and stink to high heaven. We removed thinners and toxins from Bill's Magic White™ and added our proprietary clear oil. We even added a touch of lavender so that your studio will smell fresh and clean.
the thumbnails in this series are jaw dropping....aint gonna argue bout whos better bob or alex..
Thank you - Bill was a master. Agree about arguing. It's pointless.
this is acrylic right??
No this is oil pant.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Super lehrer
is it oil or acrylic ?
Bill painted exclusively in oils.
Oil
Bill's double collars give me anxiety.
Over silly things like that, I think anxiety is simply self-induced.