''The Magic of Oil Painting'' is an

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half-hour instructional television show hosted by painter Bill Alexander which ran from February 18, 1974 to May 10, 1982 on

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, produced by member station

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. 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''

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''. He was invited to record a pilot in late 1973 for the public broadcasting channel,

. Alexander earned an

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for the show in 1979, making him the first painter to earn the award. The show is known for inspiring ''

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'' hosted by

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Episodes

*A Morning Kind of Mountain (February 18, 1974) *After the Storm (February 25, 1974) *Along the Moulon Rouge (March 4, 1974) *Autumn Lake (March 11, 1974) *Canadian Canyon (March 18, 1974) *Country Road (March 25, 1974) *Glacier Bay (April 1, 1974) *Green Rain Forest (April 8, 1974) *Hillgrueber's Farm (April 15, 1974) *Mountain Island (April 22, 1974) *Rain (April 29, 1974) *Solitude (May 6, 1974) *Winter Shack (May 13, 1974) *Alpine Junction (February 17, 1975) *Craggy Pass (February 24, 1975) *Candle on Black (March 3, 1975) *Frozen Citadel (March 10, 1975) *Looking for Gold (March 17, 1975) *Miller's Colony (March 24, 1975) *Mountain River (March 31, 1975) *Mountain Road (April 7, 1975) *Mr. Brown's Farm (April 14, 1975) *Neptunes Bateau (April 21, 1975) *Silver Plume Lake (April 28, 1975) *Steel Lake (May 5, 1975) *Autumn Colors (May 12, 1975) *Along the Swan River (February 16, 1976) *Autumn Dream (February 23, 1976) *Beyond the Arctic Circle (March 1, 1976) *Columbia River Gorge (March 8, 1976) *Fall River (March 15, 1976) *Haystack Rock (March 22, 1976) *Holiday Mountain (March 29, 1976) *Mountain Water Runoff (April 5, 1976) *Seascape (April 12, 1976) *The Homestead (April 19, 1976) *To The Summit (April 26, 1976) *Vase by Knife (May 3, 1976) *Waterfall and Rapids (May 10, 1976) *Alpine Lagoon (February 21, 1977) *At The Beach (February 28, 1977) *Bills Covered Bridge (March 7, 1977) *Black Canvas Still Life (March 14, 1977) *City Silhouette (March 21, 1977) *Don't Fence Me In (March 28, 1977) *Grand Canyon (April 4, 1977) *Lake Kabetogama (April 11, 1977) *Midnight Roses (April 18, 1977) *Sunset I (April 25, 1977) *Sylvan Path (May 2, 1977) *Texas Scene (May 9, 1977) *Thousand Island Lake (May 16, 1977) *Colorado River Canyon (February 20, 1978) *Desert Canyon (February 27, 1978) *Falling Leaves (March 6, 1978) *Falling Water (March 13, 1978) *Grapes and a Jug II (March 20, 1978) *Greener Pastures (March 27, 1978) *Knife Mountain (April 3, 1978) *Mountain Lake and Island (April 10, 1978) *Near Lassen CA (April 17, 1978) *Red Sailboat (April 24, 1978) *Still Life in Vase (May 1, 1978) *Stormy Ocean (May 8, 1978) *Swamp Two (May 15, 1978) *Candle on Black (Portrait) (February 19, 1979) *Fall Touches (February 26, 1979) *Lower Falls I (March 5, 1979) *Montana de Oro (March 12, 1979) *Natures Bounty (March 19, 1979) *Rolling Mist (March 26, 1979) *Sunset Beach (April 2, 1979) *Tumalo Trail (April 9, 1979) *Western Skies (April 16, 1979) *West Virginia Mountains (April 23, 1979) *Winter Day (April 30, 1979) *Winter Lake (May 6, 1979) *Winter Scene (May 13, 1979) *Adirondack Pleasure (February 18, 1980) *Apple Valley (February 25, 1980) *Autumn Dreams (March 3, 1980) *Evening At Eagle Lake (March 10, 1980) *Grand Marais Pines (March 17, 1980) *Lac du Flambeau (March 24, 1980) *Merced River Yosemite (March 31, 1980) *Moonlight Mirage (April 7, 1980) *Secluded Cabin (April 14, 1980) *Snowy Mountain Road (April 21, 1980) *Still Life and Grapefruit (April 28, 1980) *Sunlight I (May 5, 1980) *West Virginia River (May 12, 1980) *Bill's Mountain Waterfall (February 16, 1981) *Dell's Pond (February 23, 1981) *Down By The Riverside (March 2, 1981) *Forest Hollow (March 9, 1981) *Gorgeous Gorge (March 16, 1981) *Island Eve (March 23, 1981) *Jeffrey Pine (March 30, 1981) *Marigold on Black (April 6, 1981) *Mountain in the Clouds (April 13, 1981) *Mount Baker (April 20, 1981) *Quetico Wilderness (April 27, 1981) *Rain Forest (May 4, 1981) *Robin Hood Bay (May 11, 1981) *Big Mountain (February 15, 1982) *Butterfly (February 22, 1982) *Daisies with a Knife (March 1, 1982) *Farm Scene (March 8, 1982) *Hidden Falls (March 15, 1982) *Jar Still Life (March 22, 1982) *Lonely Pine (March 29, 1982) *Lost Lagoon (April 5, 1982) *Moonlit Splendor (April 12, 1982) *Mountain Paradise (April 19, 1982) *Silver Falls (April 26, 1982) *The Wall (May 3, 1982) *Winter Sky (May 10, 1982)

References

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