Bill Alexander (painter)

Bill Alexander
Born
Wilhelm Alexander

(1915-04-02)2 April 1915
Died24 January 1997(1997-01-24) (aged 81)
NationalityGerman
Known for

William Alexander (born Wilhelm Alexander;[1] 2 April 1915 – 24 January 1997), known as Bill Alexander on his TV show, was a German painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of The Magic of Oil Painting (1974–1982) television series that ran on PBS in the United States. He co-wrote The Art of Bill Alexander and … (1987–1995), a series of books on wet-on-wet oil painting, based on different PBS series of the same form. He also taught the television painter Bob Ross his signature "quick" wet-on-wet technique.

  1. ^ Robert Phillip Jones (27 October 2015). "Bob Ross, Bill Alexander - beyond the pale?". painters-online.co.uk. Painters Online. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2017.