Hockey on a Winter Night. Painting #34. Add a Little Something to your Bob Ross Painting.

Hockey on a Winter Night
Date Painted:  December 6, 2017
Size: 16 x 20 canvas

Ever since I discovered my new found painting talent and shared it with my friends and family, people had been asking me about adding little extra things such as wildlife.  That I tried and need a little more practice but more often than not I just forget to add those little extra elements. 

One of the other extra elements I get asked about are hockey players, especially when I paint winter scenes with water.  You may ask why I would get asked about painting hockey players in a picture.  Well, I am a hockey player as well as an artist.  And by hockey player, I mean I am a career beer league hockey player. In my 15 years spent living overseas in Europe, I played a lot of hockey and made a lot of hockey friends.  So when my hockey friends see my paintings, they often ask “Where are the hockey players?”  My specialty is landscapes at the moment.  I may branch out and try other things but until I learn and get better at those things, I will stick to what I know how to do. 

However, when I finished this painting, I felt it definitely needed some hockey players.  This picture reminded me of the times when I would go on a winter retreat with my youth group to New Hampshire.  The retreat was at the base of a mountain and there was a pond that was always frozen.  At night, under the lights, we would play some pond hockey with just sticks and pucks and everyone wore a winter bobble hat.  Because this painting reminded me of that when I was finished, I decided to attept to put in a couple of hockey players.  

Colors and Equipment

Here are the colors and equipment used.

Colors

• Black Gesso
• Liquid Clear
• Bright Red
• Cadmium Yellow
• Dark Sienna
• Midnight Black
• Phthalo Blue
• Prussian Blue
• Van Dyke Brown
• Titanium Hwite

Equipment

• Black Canvas

optional if you don’t want to use the black gesso

• 2 Inch Brush
• 1 Inch Brush
• #6 Fan Brush
• Large Palette Knife
• Script Liner Brush

I started out following a Bob Ross episode but about half way through I decided to finish it on my own. The inspiration was Season 1, Episode 6, Winter Moon.

I like the little hockey players playing a game of pond hockey.  Just like I used to do when I was a kid.  This painting was a gift to my dad for Christmas.  It looks great hanging up in his living room above the fire place.  

Next time you embark on your Bob Ross painting journey, add a little something extra to really make it your own. I hope you enjoy this painting. Have any questions or comments? Let me know.

Happy Painting!