Towering mountains rise above a quiet green river valley, where gentle waters drift and soft breezes move through the trees. Valley of Tranquility (a Bob Ross study) captures that moment when a fisherman arrives at a lake tucked beneath a snow‑capped peak. Across the water, a small waterfall spills from a hidden mountain stream. You …
Sunset on Bonita Bay 1 & 2 are paintings #75 and #76 respectively. And no, you’re not seeing double. These are two separate paintings of the same scene, done on different canvas sizes and painted a week apart. The Inspiration After an afternoon of kayak fishing, and catching my dinner, which always feels like a …
Freedom Beach is painting #74, and it was one of those fun, spontaneous pieces I streamed live on Twitch. I wanted to do something lighthearted for the Fourth of July– nothing too serious, just a playful holiday scene to share with the community. The Inspiration The idea was simple: a calm beach at night, fireworks …
White Sands is painting #73. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t exactly buzzing with excitement when I first sat down to write about this painting. While it isn’t my favorite original, it did come from a unique place. The Inspiration This piece was inspired by my trip to White Sands National Park in New Mexico. What …
You head out for an early morning walk through the woods. The air is quiet, the light soft. You stumble onto an unfamiliar path and decide to follow it. It leads to a lake with a solitary island in the center. Just as the forest clears, the sun begins to rise—casting golden light across the …
Widget Beach is painting #71. I painted this during my 15th Twitch stream and demonstrated how to customize a Bob Ross seascape. I did this painting for a co-worker as a retirement gift. He has always been fond and supportive of my artwork and expressed interest in receiving on of my paintings for a retirement …
Here’s a painting with a story! You may remember my post about getting affected by Hurricane Michael last year. If you missed it, you can read a little bit about how Hurricane Michael affected me. That hurricane did a number on my home and many homes and businesses all over town. This Hurricane Michael artwork …
Drink in the astonishing beauty of a spectacular desert as you ride down a well traveled road with the amazing brushes of Bob Ross Southwest Peace is painting #69 and Twitch stream #13. It’s pretty much a full on Bob Ross episode full of mountain depth painting tips The Inspiration Like many Bob episodes I …
Desert Mountains is painting #68 and stream #12. It is a mix of Bob Ross and originality. Meaning that I used a Bob Ross episode as a template then did a few different things. The Inspiration This painting was inspired by a recent work trip out west to New Mexico. I had never been to …
Powerful clouds, rolling hills and winding river waters — This is painting #67 and was completed using mostly just a palette knife. The Inspiration I painted this piece just before heading out on a short work trip to New Mexico. To mark the occasion, I picked a western-themed Bob Ross episode to stream live on …
Painting #66 is called Bob Ross Meets Halo. This is a scene that you might find in one of the many Halo video games but painted in the Bob Ross/Bill Alexander wet on wet style. Let’s Get Started This post is about my original oil painting, which I call “Halo Meets Bob Ross”. First, I’ll …
Twin Peaks is painting #65! It is also the 8th time I painted something live on Twitch. Inspiration This painting is actually not from a Bob Ross episode. I did this one by painting with Kevin Hill and following one of his episodes on the PBS website. This is not the first time I’ve tried …
Mountain Sunset is my 64th oil painting. It’s a warm and wonderful, perfectly brown toned mountain scene with vivid sky colors. It was painted live on Twitch. “Today I think we’ll do a happy little painting, bright and shiny and pretty, just something that’ll make you feel good.” – Bob Ross Let’s Get Started This post …
Mountain Ridge is painting #63, created during my seventh live stream on Twitch. It is an original landscape painting using Bob Ross techniques. The inspiration came from a photo I’d saved in my “painting ideas” folder—though I can’t recall exactly where it came from. For this stream, I wanted to break away from simply following …
Mystic Waterfall is painting 62 and the 6th painting I streamed live on Twitch. It is an original nebula galaxy painting composition. The Inspiration I did this on a Friday night hoping to get some Friday night chill viewers on Twitch. And for that reason, I wanted to give them something unique. In this painting …