"Oh my god...he's not gonna finish the painting!! There is only 5 minutes left! Hurry Bob, Hurry!"
"NOOO! He ruined the painting. There is no way he is going to salvage this one!"
But he always did finish, and he always did save the painting when we thought their was no hope left. I always wanted to be like Bob Ross (minus the fro), and have always had a love for the Arts. I took art classes all throughout High School (it was a good break from all my honors classes), and then I just stopped. Cold Turkey. These days I express art through my photography, but when a Groupon popped up for a painting class I knew I had to buy it. I had always wanted to paint on canvas like my dear old TV pal.
The class was a 2 1/2 hour class with two other newbie students like myself. We were instructed to bring a photo of something we wanted to replicate. Since it was my first time I went on Pinterest and found something that seemed relatively straightforward, and one I could easily complete in a short time frame. Our instructor was awesome, and helped us mix our acrylic paints, helped us with our brush strokes, and gave us tips on how to make the best out of our paintings.
My Finished Product
I think I did a fairly decent job considering it was my first time playing with acrylic paints. This is the first of many paintings, in fact, I found a deal for canvases and have five lined up waiting to be painted on. Perhaps, one day I'll improve my skills enough to have the courage to create "happy little trees" in 30 minutes like Bob Ross. ;)
Date Accomplished: January 17th, 2012
11 comments:
That's awesome, I can't believe it was your first time!
I took an oil painting class once similar to your and REALLY enjoyed the experience and from time to time I will paint something else. I wish I did it more but the paint, brushes and canvas is expensive. I came up with a great idea recently to 'force' myself to paint....paint Christmas Cards-I always save my prettiest cards and don't know what to do with them AND thet could make a great gift that is special and unique and those who love the holidays like ANY sort of decoration! GREAT JOB ON THE PAINTING!!!
OMG, I thought that picture was the one you brought to replicate! It looks great! Now I want to take a painting class.
I got canvases from Ross. Five of them for less than $10. You should check it out. I think I'm going to make a few for Christmas as presents.
Thanks, I was constantly looking at the teacher with a look of uncertainty. She told me that I was doing fine, and we are always our toughest critics. So very true.
Aww Thanks Annette. Check Living Social and Groupon...I've found a few other art classes off of it.
This is amazing! And I want to be like Bob Ross, but unfortunately the closest I got was the fro. Haha!
That is so pretty! I wish I could paint, but alas, it was a talent I was born without.
Trust me...when I was younger I had a fro (I could have passed as Bob Ross' daughter), then I discovered the straightener and most recently the Brazilian Blowout.
Just practice, I bet you'd surprise yourself. :)
That is fantastic! Can't believe you painted it, it really does look great. Sounds like you had fun. I think its quite funny how we can be really into something and then before you know it you've stopped doing it and haven't done it for a long time. I used to be a keen story writer but haven't wrote anything for years.
Post a Comment