Mentorship is the fastest way to go from where you are today, to where you want to be! Learn How Mentorship Works or join this mentors group below. Not sure what stage you are? Click here for descriptions.
Mentoring Emerging Artists Not sure if you’re an emerging artist? Find your stage here.
MEDIUMS: Oil SPECIALTY: ✔ Technique
Bill will help you master vibrant color, visual pathways, value relationships, edge quality, working with shapes rather than lines, and brush techniques. We’ll discuss how to use various supplies and tools efficiently and effectively. He’ll guide you on where to invest in quality materials and where you can save without compromising your work’s integrity. Expect useful art critiques and personalized feedback to help you understand your strengths and areas for improvement, along with strategies for self-critiquing to foster independent growth.
Our mentorship group will focus on mastering the fundamental techniques and advanced skills that define exceptional oil painting, emphasizing landscape and floral painting. You’ll learn to see complex scenes in simple shapes and capture the intricacies of values and color to create dynamic and lifelike works. Everything we explore – composition, brushwork, tools – will be tailored to enhance your unique style and vision. My extensive experience and classical training will be at your disposal as we tackle the technical and creative aspects of painting.
You will learn to identify the sources of light that affect atmospheric color and value relationships, how to quickly organize the interplay of light and shadow to lead and keep the viewer engaged with your painting, and how to craft convincing edges that bring depth and realism to your paintings. We’ll explore techniques for working with thin and thick paint and creating dynamic textures that add life to your work.
Bill’s EXPERTISE
Listed below are this Mentor’s specialty skills. Join this group if you want to grow in these areas.
Specialty: ✔ Technique
Technical:
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Color & Composition
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Supplies and tools – what to use, where to save, and where to spend
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Teaching How to Self Critique
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Providing Art Critiques
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Technique Demos
Business:
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Approaching Galleries
“Mastrius is a perfect balance of accountability, community and fun. It feels like family. Family that makes you a better you.” ~ Elizabeth, Emerging Artist
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If the group you’re interested in has a waitlist, you have the option to join another group to get started. When your group opens we can transfer you over.
Your Membership Includes (click here):
Mentorship Session: Meet via video conference for a monthly 2-hour session with your Mentor and small group. You choose the mentor, we provide the group!
Mid-Month Session: Meet via video conference for a 1-hour session with your small group and Navigator to connect, share progress, encouragement, and support.
Weekly Events: Attend LIVE weekly events online, on hot topics like Finding Your Style, Composition & Critiques, plus master DEMOS. Access event recordings!
MyStudio: Access your private online studio space equipped with business tools and Mentorship Session Recordings.
Chat Group: Access your private online chat group to connect with your small group and Navigator (group facilitator) anytime.
Discounts: Enjoy member discounts on LIVE and ON-DEMAND courses, art supplies, and more!
Emerging
Mentorship Membership
$ USD90/Month
Next session: January 21, 2025
On the 3rd Tuesday of every month 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST Tue
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MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
Bill Inman sold his first painting through a professional art gallery in 1983 at just 17. While attending art school in the 80s, he continued selling his work and went full-time in 1991.
During his art school years, Bill became captivated by his mentor’s Russian Impressionist style, characterized by bold brushwork and vibrant colors. For over a decade, he embraced and refined this approach. Although his style has evolved, he still loves incorporating bold brushwork and juicy color into his paintings.
Bill aims to use minimal detail to spark viewers’ imagination, inviting them to participate in the creative process. He wants his paintings to feel like windows into beautiful, serene scenes that beckon to forget the world, and offer moments of peace – a chance to appreciate the incredible beauty Heavenly Father blessed us with.
Bill uses plein air studies, memory, imagination, and reference photos to create his loose, naturalistic works. His love of painting is closely matched by his passion for teaching. Since conducting his first workshop in 1993, his Master Oil Painting courses have helped thousands of artists in over 100 countries improve their skills and understanding of oil painting. Bill generously shares his knowledge – he holds nothing back. He wants each of his students to exceed his accomplishments.
He is a recipient of the Congressional Art Award, and his work has been featured in Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur, Art and Antique, and Western Art magazines. His paintings are part of numerous national and international collections, from Switzerland to Saudi Arabia and throughout the United States and Canada.
Teaching Experience
2015-Present: Online oil painting instructor. Founded MasterOilPainting.com
2018-2023 Workshop instructor Tubac School of Fine Art, Tubac, Arizona
2011-2012: Foundations of Art Instructor, Ivy Tech Community College
2006-08 Foundations of Art Instructor, Ball State University (3 classes each semester, 270 students)
2003-06 Foundations of Art Assistant Instructor, Fort Hays State University
1992-Present Workshops and monthly oil painting classes and demonstrations.
