Painting With Wilson Bickford

A beautiful red cardinal perches on a pine tree branch. Wilson demonstrates the techniques involved in painting the background, branch, and bird.

In part two, Wilson puts the finishing touches on the red cardinal and its pine tree branch perch to create an easy to do painting.

Wilson demonstrates the easy techniques used to paint a graceful butterfly on a summer cattail.

Winter has come to Northern New York in the form of a beautiful, rustic snow covered barn. Wilson lays the foundation work, blocks out the barn, and begins work on the snowy landscape.

Winter themes and old barns come together to create the best of both worlds. In part two, Wilson uses a rake brush to achieve the look of old barn board and puts the finishing touches on the surrounding landscape.

Wilson shows how to use painting knives for an unusual yet beautiful interpretation of a sunset over a lake.

In the distance, a row of green fir trees framed by snowy mountains give hope that spring is on its way. In part one, Wilson lays in the foundation for the sky, water, and mountains.

In part two, Wilson puts the finishing touches on the whale, ocean water, and snowy mountains.

Wilson demonstrates the techniques used to create an unusual monochromatic scene of a lighthouse overlooking a serene ocean harbor.

The trees have turned striking shades of orange and burnt sienna. Below, a magnificent waterfall flows over stately rocks and moss. In part one, Wilson shows how easy creating a scene like this can be.

In part two, Wilson puts the finishing touches on the fall trees, moss, rocks, and flowing waterfall.

The sun is just starting to rise as a loon dances in the early morning mist. In part one, Wilson lays the foundation, blocks out the bird, and begins work on the surrounding landscape.

In part two, Wilson puts the finishing touches on the dancing loon and landscape.