Figure on gesso panel

[Kimberly Dow]

Bill,

This is gorgeous - as usual!

It was this time last year I saw some of your work in Midland, Texas at the Haley Library - will you have anything there this year? I'm showing right next door at the Museum of the Southwest in March - I'll hand deliver my painting if I'll get the chance to see any of your work again!

Bill, by the way - Rob Howard's son Max sells and creates these gesso panels. I'm using my first one now - they are wonderful. www.realgesso.com

[William Whitaker]

That's a great link Kim. Thanks.

I will have a painting of roses in the Midland show. I'm going to photograph it and crate it today.

Remind me and I will send you a shot of it. No sense in driving to Midland.

Sharon,

I'm very impressed with you for getting involved and heading up this section. The computer/technical responsibilities of this job would give me an ulcer.

[Kimberly Dow]

Originally Posted by William Whitaker

Remind me and I will send you a shot of it. No sense in driving to Midland.

Thank you for the offer of a shot of the painting, but I beg to differ. I'm number 14 on the waiting list for your April workshop and it looks like I won't get it - at least I can go see another in person. I'd appreciate it if you'd send figuratives in next year for the show.

[Chris Saper]

Dear Bill,

This is such a lovely thread, and wonderful to see your steps. I can hardly wait to see you this spring.

[Rob Sullivan]

WOW.

I'm with Sharon: what more could one ask? Just great stuff, Bill (geez, may I call you that?). I hate to seem like a sycophant, but you are iconic in my book of contemporary figure painters. With your permission, I hope to commit to memory the techniques here and pass them on to my students; this info is priceless.

I must tell you, one of assignments in the beginning drawing class I taught last semester was to copy a master. There was a lot of Bouguereau and Leonardo and Lord Leighton. But one student came in with a printout of "The Secret." I was very happy to point this out and say, "Here's a guy who's not dead!" His drawing came out very good indeed - a breakthrough, actually.

A light touch, eh? I'm like King Kong when it comes to alla prima. Better lay off the bananas and practice more!

Kimberly - AWESOME link. I've been looking for the very thing.

[Tony Pro]

Bill

Beautifully done, as usual...

Keep posting!

Tony

[Elizabeth Schott]

Bill, can you humor me and prehaps others and post an extreme super-duper close up of your brush work? I am with Tim, you brush work is loose and painterly but your images, as the face here are so smooth and finished looking!

It must be magic!

Another gem!