Hello friends! I’m back again and working on getting more consistent with sharing new pieces. This new year has been interesting, to say the least, but the brushes are moving. The Falls is painting #87 and is a Maine landscape painting inspired and named after the waterfall that leads to this little area. Here, the …
Hello friends and Happy New Year! I haven’t been posting as frequently on this blog. I have been doing a lot of art, however. But between that and the holidays, I haven’t found the time to sit down and blog about the art I’ve been doing. So before I get caught up on all the …
Hello friends! It seems like it’s been awhile since I posted. I have been a busy artist over the past month or so but I’m excited to share this one with you. Autumn Covered Bridge is painting number 86. You’re driving along the back roads on a sunny autumn day taking in the foliage. Your …
An experiment in color, technique, and fun. A few weeks back, I had an idea while watching Bob Ross before bed. Every night while I fall asleep, I put on a Bob Ross episode. It never fails to knock me out. I’m usually out within five minutes. I can’t remember exactly which episode it was, …
A vibrant fall landscape inspired by Bill Alexander Now this is an autumn scene. I haven’t seen foliage this colorful since I lived in New England. Down here in the South, fall color is rare, but Bob Ross taught me that I can create my own world, and Bill Alexander taught me that I am …
Supple sky, fluffy trees and playful rushing river are created in this autumn painting, simply from correcting common mistakes on canvas “This is your world. You’re the creator. Find freedom on this canvas.” – Bob Ross. The Inspiration Growing up in New England, I became quite accustomed to seasonal weather which included Autumn along with …
A surreal space‑themed, Halo inspired landscape painting created for an art challenge Now here’s a surreal landscape inspired by the classic Halo video game. Imagine camping deep in the north woods, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Milky Way like you see in those incredible long‑exposure photos. You close your eyes for a moment …
After a relaxing day at the beach you decide it’s time to pack up and head out for dinner. As you’re walking along the path, you turn around one last time and catch the moment as the sun is going down producing stunning colors in the sky. The Inspiration Those stunning colors are what inspired …
“We don’t make mistakes, we have happy accidents.” If you’ve ever watched Bob Ross, you’ve probably heard him say that a time or two. In the case of this painting, that’s exactly what happened. A happy accident while adapting a Bob Ross technique to an original painting. The Inspiration Volcanic Falls is painting #81, an …
Can’t you just picture yourself in a place like this? You wander off the beaten path of a hiking trail and suddenly you’re rewarded with this incredible sight — a hidden waterfall in the woods, untouched and completely secluded. No footprints, no signs of life, just the sound of water and the feeling that you’ve …
Discovering the hardest “easy” medium We’ve all painted with watercolors at some point, right? Those little Crayola trays every kid gets because they’re easy to clean up. That was my first experience too. Like a lot of people, I assumed watercolor would be the easiest medium when I got older. Boy was I wrong. I’ve …
I’ve never been very good at drawing, but I’ve always wanted to learn. That’s why I enrolled in an art class my senior year of high school. I thought I’d finally get some basic art skills under my belt. Instead, the entire class was abstract art. No fundamentals, no technique, no drawing. I did get …
I stepped waaaayyyyyy out of my comfort zone and tried a monochrome portrait painting. This is far from my style but sometimes you have to try something new. This was my first ever attempt at a portrait painting. It taught me a lot but I have so much to learn! I didn’t prepare beforehand or …
Walking along the edge of the forest in the late afternoon, you feel the cool crispness of autumn settling in as the sun dips low. Fallen leaves scatter across the ground in warm reds, oranges, and golds. Fall is unmistakably in full swing. Hint of Autumn is painting #79, created in acrylics. I’ve done a …
Country Creek, a Bob Ross Study, takes you deep into the woods, where a small clearing opens beside a babbling brook. Across the stream, a beam of sunlight breaks through the canopy and lands on a quiet patch of meadow, almost inviting you to step across and explore. The only question is: how do you …