William Alexander - The Magic of Oil Painting III - Wildflowers

Learn to Paint with the Happy Painter

[@gingerwood1969]

Funny how everybody says “Bob Ross,Bob Ross”. But THIS is the guy I watched when I was young. Always mesmerized at how this guy would bring a blank canvas to life. “Happy little trees. “Happy little birds. “Happy little clouds. Great memories!

[@MayusComfyCorner]

bob ross was inspired and taught by william alexander :)

[@buckrogers9412]

Me too. I even bought some of his stuff.

[@jennifergilbert9218]

I remember he would be painting & say "you are the almighty creator "....

[@guibox3]

Before Bob Ross, there was William Alexander. My brother who was an artist always watched this guy back when we were kids. Such an amazing painter! Brings back lots of memories.

[@somemaycallthisjunkmeicall133]

Bill Alexander taught us a joyful view of painting. Kind of like dancing on the sunflower fields. Bob Ross taught us a peaceful view of painting. Kind of like admiring the sunflower fields. Bill Alexander and Bob Ross taught us how to appreciate painting. Kind of like noticing the sunflower fields.

[@user-kb2hz9ci1w]

Some may call this junk me I call them treasure Super, beautifully said!!! Thank You!

[@xavier5128]

Its Will Alexander

[@jonathanb1406]

Wizka Wolf It’s William Alexander, and Bill Alexander for short.

[@docd-monik4380]

Nice poem....

[@heatherofthemountains]

Well said! No need for "Ross copied Alexander!" ... All great students copy and all great teachers are flattered.

[@oakmaiden2133]

I watched William before Bob. I loved his enthusiasm! It didn’t come off as angry to me. I loved watching him.

[@jfbrko290]

If Bob is ASMR, then William is whatever the exact opposite is. Kinda like how Bob talked about dark and light needing each other.

[@robinnewton412]

Perfect balance

[@toxicringe3437]

Dandelion Ducks Bill Alexander wasn’t a nazi. He was a wehrmacht soldier. Those are different.

[@derekbrown2559]

@@toxicringe3437 True

[@jeenkzk5919]

Germans were drafted whether they liked it or not. You didn’t fight, you and your family were sent to prison

[@libertyprime619]

@Captain KaBOOM dude you fought or died doesn't matter if you agreed with nazism or not

[@NoLongerASimulacrum]

Its nice to see where Bob’s influence came from! Both of them are fantastic painters! Bob was more mellow while Bill was very enthusiastic. Edit: It’s so sad to hear that they ended up forming a rivalry. I often like to think that maybe they made amends in heaven. I also don’t remember commenting on here I’m surprised i found this.

[@rdu239]

Unfortunately it is sad that their relationship slowly got estranged because Bill thought Bob is boldly competing against him and that made him jealous.

[@callumcowan7047]

@@rdu239 You painted it the wrong way there (no pun intended, or was it? Who knows) Bob refused to acknowledge Bill in an interview because he was competition. This upset Bill, rightfully so.

[@natekielar944]

Bob said he learned from Bill.

[@ectomorph_7]

It’s called cocaine.

[@tboda2621]

Theme song like demonstrating a Thomas or Lowery organ at the mall in the 70s...love it.

[@waynesmith4612]

Bill was a lovely guy who cared about nature, Bob was also a lovely guy who cared about nature. And anyone who has watched Bill or Bob is probably a lover of nature as well. Each one of them taught so much, and not just on the canvas. So is one of them less than the other? Truth be told they are both a hard act to follow.

[@nataliaturner4845]

I feel like their friendship got ruined by money, and I think instead of people taking sides & blaming one guy or the other, we should all just blame it on money bc it always ruins everything, and I hope they were able to forgive & be friends again in heaven 🕊🌍🤝💖

[@waynesmith4612]

@@nataliaturner4845 I agree with everything you say there, and yes i also hope their both best friends in heaven. Probably are, they both deserved to be.

[@scatmanlives]

26:39 "I thank you for wash me! Bye bye!" 😂

[@pineapple365]

That part was Sooooo adorable☺️

[@willmont8258]

"Happy Clouds"! "Happy Clouds"! My favorite Bill Alexander expression!

[@TheRealHawkeye]

"I shouldn't talk about that. Kids might start fire now" 😂Bill's hilarious and talented.

[@morgancalvi6675]

Birch wood bark is a great fire starter...along with dryer lint with some Vaselline on it. It's a great survivor tip. The only Birch trees I have ever seen though are white. Except for the highlites, he paints them as dark.

[@henrythemuthafuckineighth]

The man who taught the legend that is Bob Ross, who is a legend in his own right.

[@johndolejsch5102]

Brent Kelley. They both were great painters I think Bob Ross was a step Notch better

[@aperson7245]

@@johndolejsch5102 Nah i personnaly think William is a lot better but I think bob ross is way more entertaining and interesting etc

[@aperson7245]

Changed my mind I prefer bob

[@bohemelated464]

Have a nice, warm, day, sir. : @@@aperson7245

[@riff2072]

No doubt my happy friend, no doubt.

[@hughtempleton8640]

What a man I just love bill's enthusiasm and the way that he gets his audience's attention. He's an amazing teacher. RIP and fire up heaven with your fantastic talent. ❤🙏

[@Katherynechannel]

" I need to change my ducks, I do so much for them, but they never talk back to me" made my day :)

[@atalleywak]

I loved watching this guy when I was a kid! "There is so much power in a human being...you just have to ask for it." Now that's an almighty quote right there.

[@jenniferandrews6556]

His cute German accent makes me smile

[@termite122]

my day just got better listening to this happy guy..

[@suewithers1655]

So enjoyed. Took painting lessons from Bill Alexander in 1977. Brought back very hood memories just watching and hearing his voice. I still love to paint. So relaxing

[@KF1]

🙂

[@margo2157]

I had a wonderful art teacher, Mr. Maters, in the 1970's. He was Dutch and his father had been the court painter for Queen Wilhelmina.

[@jimreily7538]

Really ? Very cool ! What was Mr Maters' first name ?

[@duchessstudioband7896]

I grew up watching Bill Alexander. He was so inspirational to me. He is the reason I paint now. Cept I paint on my laptop with a high end drawing tablet. But I use a lot of his techniques . Amazing artist...great teacher

[@JacobBanerjee2821]

This man manages to sound angry the whole time while telling you to love yourself and be happy

[@valerym833]

Jacob Banerjee I don’t feel as rich from him ....

[@luduende]

tough love lol

[@Adol666]

Like someone mixed Bob Ross and the actor Klaus Kinski lol

[@remmymafia3889]

They're all trying to be a Bob Ross, to a degree it seems. Ross had his niche, and it worked for many, many years. Painting tutorials should be just such, tutorials, where the individual who's painting, chooses the best means in which to make the video worth the while of the viewer.

[@codybachschmid6665]

REMMY MAFIA this was Bob Ross’ mentor. He is the one who taught him the wet on wet technique. Bob Ross clearly states this on multiple occasions on his show.

[@NerdSyncProductions]

I love this guy.

[@skyblades4354]

Tf y r here

[@hildakoshill7012]

OMG DUDE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I love your vids!!

[@KarasiBob]

Me too!

[@nassiemartinez4399]

@@hildakoshill7012 he made a bob ross video

[@swmient]

Fabulous. What a talent, and what a personality.

[@ysteinellingsen5692]

16:45 This guy cures my depression! What a lovely man, so funny and genuine.

[@kelleydonpatterson1703]

Admire both men, have been watching them for decades. Their work, brings me happiness.

[@onestopfunstop317]

I see Bob Ross everywhere. But I remember this guy being much more popular. His show was huge on PBS. Everyone watched it.

[@NoLongerASimulacrum]

Bill and Bob are both fantastic painters, and it’s a shame their friendship ended up straining because of their shows. That’s how show business is unfortunately. I like both shows for different reasons. With Bob, I can sit back and relax while watching hime paint almost effortlessly, and with Bill, I can feel his energy and it makes me smile when he gets excited

[@duchessstudioband7896]

It is important to remember Bob Ross, was Bills student. Bill was the Master of this technique!!!

[@nataliaturner4845]

@@NoLongerASimulacrum I grew up with Bob Ross, and this is the first episode I've seen of Bill, but he's very likeable too. I think they were both really good hosts for their own shows, and even tho it didn't end well between them, I don't think ppl need to put one or the other down - they brought different things to their audience & we have the luxury of enjoying both.🎨✨

[@romilly99]

​@@nataliaturner4845Absolutely right. I use Bob as an anti-anxiety tool as he relaxes me so much I can't keep my eyes open!! Bill is completely the opposite and makes me chuckle. As neither of them invented the technique, and the pitting of them against eachother is a media/show business thing, let's just enjoy them both!!

[@speedspeed121]

I remember watching this dude in th early 80s thinking, "I can do that too." But I couldn't lol

[@dave3rdfloor]

Thank you for posting this. I learned how to paint from William. Not too many people these days remember him, only Bob Ross.

[@sashanealand8315]

yeah I watched William, never saw a Bob Ross episode

[@mistyyvonnesmith]

I remember watching him when I was probably 6 years old and he yelled "POOT ZEE POOP ON THE CANVAS!" I never got over that! True OG!🤣❤️

[@EinsteinIbraheem]

I just like at the end how he says after painting for half hour he says I thank you for washing me,bu-bye! I really liked that man,not liked our typical youtubers who spend damn 10 minutes on intro and outro,Legend Man!

[@star4evr9]

In 1982, Bob Ross was lovingly and excitedly given the blessing of William Alexander to take up the mighty paintbrush and carry on teaching the wet on wet technique that Alexander had made popular to the modern world. It is an old technique that has been used by artists for centuries. Bob carried on for Alexander and the world came to love Bob Ross as well as William Alexander. There was no bitterness between the two lovable men. Alexander was overjoyed to pass the show on to his protege Bob Ross. He did so joyfully and publicly.

[@romilly99]

Exactly. Alla prima has been around for a very long time, although it doesn't appear many people know that as obviously television invents everything!! 😂 Monet, Gogh, Sargent, Brooks etc would be laughing their heads off, as would, I imagine, a few totally unknown cave artists somewhere. Nothing new under the sun, as the saying goes.

[@paintsucker6970]

Alexander was very energetic, and exited to show us how to paint. Bob was calm and happy to teach people

[@hermanwooster8944]

Bob: tell yourself you can do it! because you can 😀 Bill: TELL YOURSELF YOU ARE VUNDERFULL! TELL IT! DO IT NOW!

[@LogicMind99]

2:27 beats the devil out of it

[@kanealson5200]

He sure did. It surprised me too. He showed Bob Ross how to beat the devil.

[@SDS-1]

😂😂

[@deliverytraining6646]

Ahahahahah

[@ryanfriedman4329]

Alexander was more mature about it

[@jezusmylord]

!ripdevil

[@albrook68]

Read Bill Alexander’s Biography and you’ll gain insight to him. He shares his technique with Bob, Annette, Andrea and several others (I’m lucky to have been certified by Bill as well). I met Bob at a trade show in D.C. and he was as nice (and talk) and talented as you see in the screen. He and Annette (and their spouses build the Bob Ross company one workshop and demo at a time. I was lucky to join the Ross instructor ranks by invitation. Both of these men brought art into an average household sharing their techniques and knowledge. I hope y’all pick up a brush and make some happy trees with the magic of painting.

[@Claude-Eckel]

You must have read the wrong biography of another Bill Alexander, maybe a politician or somebody. Get the facts straight, man, and stop spreading this horseshit! Ross company is a money machine of non-artists teaching other non-artists a technique how to paint, making millions of dollars with selling how-to books, videos (back in the days) and oil paint, all boldly embossed with Ross's name andthe thieve's face. He was anything but a collaborator. They were bitter rivals because Ross stole everything from Bill! Company together my arse! I don't give a damn if you claim to have ever met Bill, nobody can verify it anyway. I met him too, and I can even even speak his mother tongue. So, less misunderstandings during a conversation, see? *Here comes what is only relevant to me, not what self-described so called **_'certified'_** these and that who had allegedly met him or her claim on the internet, quote:* _"Finally, Mr. Ross found an art instructor in California who could show him exactly how to paint a tree, using the speedy, foolproof "wet on wet" method. "I took one class and I went crazy," he said. "I knew this was what I wanted to do." Mr. Ross eventually set up his own traveling art school in Florida. His business took off in 1982._ *_He declined to name the teacher who first inspired him, explaining somewhat uneasily, "Now he is our major competitor."_* *_In fact, the rivalry between Mr. Ross and his former mentor, William Alexander, is bitter._*_ Mr. Alexander, 76, a Bavarian-born painter who _*_has his own painting show on a public television station in Orange County, Calif., a paint supply business and a line of books and videos,_*_ spoke of his former protege in the tones Thomas Couture might have used to describe the young pupil who outstripped him, Edouard Manet._ *_"He betrayed me,"_*_ he said in his strong German accent. _*_"I invented 'wet on wet.' I trained him and he is copying me -- what bothers me is not just that he betrayed me, but that he thinks he can do it better." "_* Unquote. *THE NEW YORK TIMES* , December 22, 1991, Page 002033, The New York Times Archives (not any misinformed YT dude!) www.nytimes.com/1991/12/22/arts/television-bob-ross-the-frugal-gourmet-of-painting.html?pagewanted=4&src=pm So, kindly shove your delusion up where the sun don't shine, and I certainly don't mean London.

[@nicholasshaw3576]

@@Claude-Eckel Well it doesn't matter to me. It doesn't change the fact that Bob is an amazing painter, and you're just sitting on a couch getting upset about something that happened a long time ago. Also there are obvious differences in how Bob and Bill paint. Bob likes to take it nice and slow, but Bill likes to take it fast when starting his paintings.

[@renaissance5300]

@@Claude-Eckel I believe you are correct Bill Alexander was a born artist full of love and enthusiam A european who new his ART I just discovered him and am shocked at how much bob Ross copied him right down to the happy clouds and how he cleaned his brushes that was BILLS true persona as an artist myself I recognize that bill had real talent--reveling in the beauty of art for arts sake Mr alexander you are WONDERFUL!

[@user-kb2hz9ci1w]

Mark Curtis !!!!

[@thekidfromiowa]

@@yurig014 Exactly what I was gonna say. Wet on wet goes back to the Middle Ages.

[@PUBHEAD1]

Watching this on Sunday night before I have to get up for work in the morning. Going to take his approach at work tomorrow and just "Fire In". Good words to live by. Bill really kicks ass.

[@Man-jf6lz]

THANK YOU! I love bill! The original copies of these were recorded over by the studio, so people's home copies are all that's left. Cherish these!

[@kelamuni]

"He was a drunk and he started getting on that lousy bottle and that killed him." 25:18

[@shanedaniel7]

This is passion! I love his random FITS!!! 😝😂

[@kanealson5200]

We are discovering where Bob Ross got his mojo from. However Bob Ross's mojo was much more mellow. Alexander is intense and hyper happy. For years I remember the "happy trees" guy, knew it wasn't Ross only and remember him being older, German, excitable and funny. I could not figure out where this guy went or what his name was. Watched the Bob Ross documentary and it's Alexander here!

[@hebneh]

Same exact experience as me. I knew the original guy had a European accent and my joke line imitating him was, "And now you have your happy sky." Until minutes ago, when I watched a KZbin video about Bob Ross, I had no idea how to track down this man. And now I'm seeing him again.

[@SteveEricJordan]

What documentary? I want to see it please.

[@robinnewton412]

Both great artists who continue to teach us happy painters😌

[@maxwellharris507]

Bill was actually Prussian

[@star4evr9]

Bill choose Bob Ross to take over for him. I remember watching that day in 1982 when Bill Alexander passed the 'mighty paint brush' to Bob Ross. I cried because I had enjoyed watching Bill for so long. I didn't know that Bob was going to capture the hearts of millions the way he did over the years. They were both wonderful artists that inspired so many to pick up a paintbrush and learn to enjoy the art of painting. May they both rest in peace and know how much they were both appreciated and loved. Bob Ross did not steal the show or the wet on wet technique from Bill. Bob picked up where Bill left off and greatly honored Bill by carrying on Bills wet on wet painting. Bob did Bill proud.

[@goldslinger]

Yea, He’s as mellow a German will ever get to Bob Ross. I really do like Bill’s style, though.

[@joyhodgson2526]

My Mom and I in Toronto would like to thank you very much for taking the time to upload these wonderful videos.

[@whyaskme2942]

"Why not put dirt in a dirty road? ..." LOL!!! He is hilarious. Made me laugh the whole time.

[@upjunkfashion1511]

I jumped when he started painting. 😹💖💫 Thank you for this video.

[@subsonic9854]

I don't paint and don't want to learn. Listening to this man and his positive attitude and happy clouds and happy paintings and happy homes is just so relaxing.

[@NenUserD8xedYou]

stfu we didnt ask

[@subsonic9854]

@@NenUserD8xedYou lol who hurt you little baby

[@MichelleRichee]

Anointed to paint. What a gift he had. His lessons live on! Thanks, Todd.

[@JukuduB]

I have been looking for him forever!!!!!🌟🌟👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿😊😊❤❤❤

[@mistyyvonnesmith]

Me too! I was watching the Bob Ross show on Netflix and Bill made an appearance! I turned it off and came right here! I'm so excited! It's been more than 30 years!

[@huhkiri]

I love you both Bob Ross Bill Alexander I hope everyone should stop talking about negative things happened to them it's past and past is past.

[@FazedSoul]

I agree

[@lanazee9193]

Finally a middle ground

[@joeybee2675]

hilarious! great guy! love his outburst....so funny :)

[@sharinemalougarcia3857]

I'm starting to love this man😍.

[@faithingod9554]

Ash Ash love me

[@samhollan4570]

honey poo perv

[@morgancalvi6675]

@@samhollan4570 😂. Oh by the way, the real big foot is my cat. I don't know how to upload a picture, but I would love to.

[@cowsongs]

He really is such an inspirational guy. "You are the master. Make it your way. Then you don't make a lousy copy!" "There is so much power in a human being, if you just ask for that!" LOL! What a great guy.

[@EinsteinIbraheem]

I just like after the whole painting he just says I thank you for watching me,by bye Man we should thank him and it's also sad to see he didnt talk much about himself when these clickbait youtubers talk shit long and long for money,he and bob are the real legend man

[@cobbetlprogrammer1344]

God knows I love this man: I watched him Every Saturday (in Buffalo NY) on WGBH PBS Boston. Thank You for the memories! ♥

[@ReverendPop]

He was the greatest art teacher EVER

[@Stadtpark90]

6:45 „Use the big brush... because creative power you can not hold too long“ - not Yoda.

[@Class-sy2ki]

He is a great teacher of art. He is the great happy artist. He is also funny with his mighty brushes..

[@peterk8909]

Love the passion.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

If football went bad in Chicago on sundays (which was most of the time), Bill Alexander was the backup plan Sunday’s on WTTW ch 11. “Mighty brush “ happy clouds” “happy illusions” thanks for a stroll down memory lane!! RIP Mr. Alexander 😇

[@HaiyinQiu]

this man manages to some how do such a peaceful painting with a mad adatude.

[@MerkinMuffly]

When you're so old that you thought of Bob Ross as the young upstart that stole Alexander's show.

[@EinsteinIbraheem]

He continued on his show legally,he didnt steal,bill taught bob

[@quattro4468]

@@EinsteinIbraheem ok lawyer.

[@quattro4468]

@@EinsteinIbraheem ok boomer. Lloj simpson also got away legally.

[@morgancalvi6675]

??? The word 'thought' kind of indicates you are wanting to start an argument...but let's keep this happy as Bill always spoke of happy, positive times.

[@hackdog1258]

He continued notstoled

[@clarity2199]

William Alexander was the original, he was the teacher. I grew up watching him as a kid. He was a joy to watch. Regardless of how people feel about Bob, he would never reach the level of the true master.

[@bulldog81ful]

He was FIRING IN!!!! this episode!!

[@rickmontgomery3037]

7:03 "Argggggghhh!!!.....Tell yourself you're wonderful!!" -- Love it LOL

[@marymertens1740]

Love this style

[@user-gl1yt8re7i]

I miss William Alexander my earliest memories of watching him and then when I saw Bob Ross I was always disappointed I wish he was still around he makes me laugh with his fiery painting ways and is yelling and his crazy German antics😂😂😂❤❤

[@NapkinEdStern]

Youngsters don't realize that this show was first done by William Alexander. Ross dedicated the first episode of the second season of The Joy of Painting to Bill Alexander, explaining that "years ago, Bill taught me this fantastic [wet-on-wet] technique, and I feel as though he gave me a precious gift, and I'd like to share that gift with you." As Ross's popularity grew, his relationship with Alexander became increasingly strained. "He betrayed me," Alexander told The New York Times in 1991. "I invented 'wet on wet', I trained him, and ... he thinks he can do it better."

[@MilanousMedia]

It was because, they had a buisness agreement, Bob would use and plug Alexanders paint supply company for the show. But as demand increased with popularity. Alexander had trouble keeping up with the mass demand. So Bob and his company siezed the opportunity to supply his own paint, effectively cutting Bill out entirely and cutting his income significently. That was the betrayal Bill was talking about

[@TotsNater]

@@MilanousMedia Well, perhaps Bill should have stepped it up to keep in pace with the demand for product, then. That's how business works. You can't supply what people are looking for, they're going to get it elsewhere.

[@MilanousMedia]

@@TotsNater did I say anything otherwise lol

[@fdjd28]

"Fire it in!" I love that.

[@irkjustice5600]

I sometimes wonder if Bill used "odorless" paint thinner ;-) Always loved watching him paint, and hearing him talk.

[@pisicavesela1346]

Awesome, we laughed our heads off. 😂

[@jadezee6316]

The paintings Bill creates during the show are no where as fine as the finished ones used to show what he is painting. Those finished paintings are really a fine quality that show his talent.

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

Yes... go to AlexanderArt.com and you can find them. They are so amazing.

[@danielruggiero5230]

I read somewhere that around 1985?, Bob Ross became frustrated with the owner of Alexander (Magic) Art, Sid Knudson. They came to an agreement that Bob would receive royalties from the sales of Alexander art products that were being shipped straight from what was then his home in Kentucky. Bob's wife Jane would take care of the orders while Bob would travel and teach. Finally one day Jane called Bob upset over the lack of orders, they had slowed down over time to nothing. Bob called Sid Knudson and asked what the problem was only to find out Sid's brother living in New York had taken a cut of the orders. Bob being angry with the whole thing took up on Annette Kowaski's offer to start Bob Ross Inc. As Bob Ross Incorporated grew into a $15-million-a-year business, Bob also signed a deal with Martin F Weber CEO Dennis Kapp to brand his own supplies at the same time the changeover occurred in Bob’s 7th series Alexander told the New York Times that he felt betrayed by his former student: "He betrayed me. I invented 'wet on wet.' I trained him and he is copying me-what bothers me is not just that he betrayed me, but that he thinks he can do it better." That's about the same time Bob started to use the white handled brushes with his name on them and his ex-mentor Bill began his "Art of William Alexander" series after a 4-5 year hiatus

[@kevinstogner9477]

Happy Happy Paintings made me smile, glued until the end to see what was created.

[@purrcma]

Loved watching him, I learned a lot!!!!! I've painted many paintings using his technique!

[@lulittaka6739]

It bothers me soooo much that Bob Ross is given credit for not only this painting technique, but everything else he copied from Alexander, from slapping his brush to "Happy little trees" and everything else...

[@MD-yp4qc]

Agree!

[@CptGravel]

2:26 both Bill and Bob went down to hell and beat the devil out of it. I love these dudes!

[@carolhensen5181]

Fun watching Bill, makes oil painting look easy.....

[@erikamcbride6091]

I love this guy - so much more inspiring than Bob Ross, to me. Maybe it's because he reminds me of my German great-uncles...

[@01cobracommander]

I always enjoyed the music on the intro of the William Alexander show.

[@Ahturos]

Bob Ross is in the same room as this guy. It´s funny to see who inspired who and go back in time to see the source of influence and inspiration.

[@UncleTerry]

yes he was, I love em both

[@roykiller4630]

Ahturos i think Bob paints better

[@Hellzapopp1n]

Whom*

[@ArkstozSielvaIlVainEpei]

Bill hated Ross

[@theartfuldodger935]

That's because Ross took Bill's wet-on-wet technique and started an art supplies business around it. I think Bill thought he was due some $$$. I think he was right.

[@jefff3818]

Remember though that he had less than 30 minutes to create these paintings plus make the show entertaining. Given those constraints I think his creations from the show are very good.

[@jadezee6316]

That is exactly why i made the comment. Not everyone seeing this might know that and i felt they would not give Bill his do. Bill himself was aware of this he mentions time restrictions every show.

[@michaelmace924]

Anyone who can engage the viewer and at the same time paint a whole painting that looks that good is certainly a talented man. I don't think a women could do it, lmao. Ok so I joked, kill me

[@MichelleRichee]

Very good is an understatement. How many artists do you know who can paint like this in under 30 minutes? I love Bill Alexander's lessons. There's always something to learn.

[@wellesradio]

So he didn't do it the way Bob Ross did? I think he might have had a study and a preliminary created first as a guide.

[@orsolyavizsuly3952]

Bob Ross made three paintings of the same landscape, if I know right.

[@elyneburns2224]

I couldn't remember his name before looking for video of this guy (only what he used to say about "the almighty fan brush", so that's what I searched with) - and here he is! That's what I remembered most about his speech - that and "FIRE it in dehr & FIRE it in dehr"!

[@RogerBarraud]

"When I painted that, the clouds are already on the other side... on China!" ROFLMAO :-)

[@morgancalvi6675]

Are you STILL laughing now during this Corona stuff?

[@sangasa6721]

I havent seen "ROFLMAO" for so long, and you are one of the last user

[@marvintimke3978]

@@morgancalvi6675 I bet he is still laughing. Why shouldn't he laugh?

[@morgancalvi6675]

@@marvintimke3978 🙄...you think this world is something to be happy about? You must be stupid and young.

[@morgancalvi6675]

@@marvintimke3978 uh...Corona Virus....he most certainly would NOT be laughing. Think before going off on someone.

[@cmproductions4250]

I love this guy. Hes so enthusiastic about his work. Just as good and motivation as Bob for me

[@esling77]

FIRE IN !!!! Love Him

[@donaldbrown9671]

I fire it in,then he go's in aggressive...lol,that is hilarious,wow I'm loving this and how he came across more intense.

[@naiyalexic]

"... I'm in a RRRRED mood!" :-)

[@IamTheMangler]

Thanks for uploading these.

[@________2705]

the "happy blue sky" the "happy cloud" ... the "beating of the brush" etc. ... nice to see where Bob got inspiration.

[@Meticularius]

Todd, thank you for uploading these. Bless you.

[@Zanza808]

"See i told you hes dead!" XD fuckin GOLD

[@maxonwolf5841]

What he says might seem like random rambles at first, is what I initially thought. But once I began to think, it really spoke to me. Getting me pumped and motivated.

[@natasho4835]

William alexander -Bob rosses inspiration Bob ross - inspiration for Kevin hill

[@cindyrella24673]

I still have his oil painting kit. Loved him, I dont know why he's not on a streaming show on Roku.

[@goldslinger]

The intro music reminds me of a 60s roller skating rink.

[@LogicMind99]

goldslinger or an irritating organist at a hockey game

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Reminds me of the keyboardist from the movie slapshot LOL!

[@dominicschaeffer909]

"I am The Commander, The Chief... and Bottle Washer!!"

[@robertrust441]

Bill's the best, the real deal, a personality you can relate to, he's real, not trying to be a Fred Rogers or some other smooth talking, unrealistic, smarmy character. Bill was original, everything after him is plagiarism, knock-off, and crafty imitation, margarine versus butter, plastic versus wood, slick versus genuine.

[@PJJ196]

This dude is hysterical

[@aaronchristopher71]

He reminds me of Brother Theodore, that performance artist who showed up on David Letterman in the early 80s.

[@Spodeboy]

I used to watch him when I was a kid. My favorite saying of his was " a little crimson!" in his German accent.

[@halloweenhaunt3121]

Lol…he was saying “alizarin crimson”, which comes from the organic dye alizarin…

[@fizixx]

He was one of my faves! "FIRE IT IN"

[@michaelmace924]

Everyone talks about Bob Ross and he had a really good show, but this is the guy I remember the most. I used to watch this guy on Channel 12 every weekend back before everyone had cable. Watching this gives me the same feelings as when I listen to baseball on the radio or sometimes on TV. Takes me back to my childhood but not the time Uncle Bobby touched my no-no place or as he called it "the yes-yes place"

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

Michael Mace I enjoyed your comments. Funny how a sound can bring back happy memories. I used to watch him back then as well. Hope you gave Uncle Bobby a kick in his “no-no” place when you grew up.

[@dudewhatthefuck4275]

That got weird fast 💀🤣

[@Vel_Plays_2.0]

Lmfao