The Magic of Oil Painting

*The Magic of Oil Painting*
The Magic of Oil Painting
Starring	Bill Alexander
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	117
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	February 18, 1974 –; May 10, 1982
Related
	The Joy of Painting
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The Magic of Oil Painting is an American half-hour instructional television show hosted by painter Bill Alexander which ran from February 18, 1974 to May 10, 1982 on PBS, produced by member station KOCE in Huntington Beach, California. In each episode, Alexander taught techniques for landscape oil painting, completing a painting in each session, painting in a 16th-century style called alla-prima, now known as wet-on-wet. He was invited to record a pilot in late 1973 for KOCE. Alexander earned an Emmy for the show in 1979, making him the first painter to earn the award. The show is known for inspiring The Joy of Painting hosted by Bob Ross.^[1]^[2]

^ Ostrowski, Andrew (May 27, 2020). "The pair of Pol-Ams behind the popular paint brush and palette". The AM-Pole Eagle. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Gotthardt, Alexxa (June 26, 2018). "Bob Ross Owes His "Happy Little Trees" to This Forgotten Painter". Artsy. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[1] Ostrowski, Andrew (May 27, 2020). "The pair of Pol-Ams behind the popular paint brush and palette". The AM-Pole Eagle. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[2] Gotthardt, Alexxa (June 26, 2018). "Bob Ross Owes His "Happy Little Trees" to This Forgotten Painter". Artsy. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

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