“You’ll never believe what you can do till you get in there and try it.” – Bob Ross Tropical Sunset is my 16th oil painting. Palm trees sway in the warm breeze in this sunny exotic little ocean scene. It was my first attempt at a seascape oil painting. Let’s Get Started This post is …
Purple SplendorDate Painted: February 26, 2017Size: 16 x 20 canvas “Let’s just go right in here and begin dropping in some happy little trees and bushes and let’s just see them flow off your brush”. – Bob Ross Purple Splendor is my 15th painting. In this winter scene, cabin and snow are virtually undisturbed and …
“Every painting is going to be different, and that’s what makes it great.”- Bob Ross Mountain Reflections part 2 is my fourteenth oil painting. Once again it takes us to a beautiful lake hideaway nestled below a towering mountain. You might say this was sort of my first commission. What I mean by that is …
Little Ouse WayDate Painted: February 12, 2017Size: 16 x 20 canvas Little Ouse Way is my thirteenth painting and my second original. I did not follow along with any Joy of Painting episode. Little Ouse is the name of the river in the painting. Let’s Get Started This post is about my original oil painting, …
Golden SunsetDate Painted: February 11, 2017Size: 16 x 20 canvas “Every day is a good day when you paint.” – Bob Ross Golden Sunset is my 12th painting. This colorful painting depicts a freezing pond and snow drifts that would be so cold, except for the warm rich sky and late autumn foliage. I had …
Northern LightsDate painted: February 9, 2017Size: 16 x 20 canvas “You need the dark in order to show the light.” – Bob Ross The opening quote really sums up the theme of Northern Lights, a Bob Ross replica that I have painted three separate times. This one here is my 11th painting and first attempt …
It’s late January 2017. I had been painting for about a month now. I was having so much fun I couldn’t stop! The only problem was that I was running out of room to put my paintings. I also ran out of canvases and had to order more. While I was waiting, I had a …
Nunnery Lakes Date Painted: January 26, 2017 Size: 16 x 20 canvas “Go out on a limb — that’s where the fruit is.” – Bob Ross Nunnery Lakes is my tenth painting and my first original oil painting. I did not follow along with any Joy of Painting episode. After completing 9 paintings in under …
Winter FrostDate Painted: January 24, 2017Size: 16 x 20 canvas “You can do anything here — the only prerequisite is that it makes you happy.” Winter Frost is my ninth oil painting. I was well and truly hooked on my new artistic hobby. Since I wanted to continue painting different types of scenes and features, …
Rolling HillsDate Painted: January 22, 2017Size: 16 x 20 stretched canvas “Isn’t it fantastic that you can change your mind and create all these happy things?” -Bob Ross Rolling Hills is my eighth oil painting. My new found artistic hobby kept rolling along. See what I did there? This one was painted the very next day …
Grandeur of SummerDate Painted: January 21, 2017Size: 16 x 20 stretched canvas “All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.” ― Bob Ross About This Painting Grandeur of Summer is my seventh oil painting. At this point in my art journey, I couldn’t devote as …
Meadow Brook SurpriseDate Painted: January 17, 2017Size: 16 x 20 Canvas “In nature, dead trees are just as normal as live trees.” -Bob Ross Meadow Brook Surprise is my sixth oil painting. Vacation was over. It was time to go back to work. Not only that, but I had run out of canvases. My new …
Waterside WayDate Painted: January 3, 2017Size: 16 x 20 canvas “Any time you learn, you gain.” -Bob Ross I’m just gonna come right out and say it. This is not my favorite painting. I may even go out on a limb and say it could be my worst ever oil painting. A lot of happy …
Mountain ReflectionsDate Painted: January 2, 2017Size/Surface: 16 x 20 stretched canvas “Remember how free clouds are. They just lay around in the sky all day long.” –Bob Ross Mountain Reflections is my fourth oil painting. This painting takes us to a beautiful lake hideaway nestled below a towering mountain. At the time of this painting, …
“I think each of us, sometime in our life, has wanted to paint a picture.”― Bob Ross The oil painting train keeps rolling. Lost Lake is my third oil painting in which I painted with Bob Ross. I painted it a mere 48 hours after my very first oil painting and less than 24 hours after …