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| Seascape Oil on 16x20 Canvas |
So I'm a tad bit obsessed with Bob Ross. I can spend half a day just watching him paint happy little trees and clouds. I know there is a bit of controversy over his painting style, many artists feel that he isn't what is considered a fine arts artist. That; however, is untrue. Bob started as a traditional fine arts oil painter and learned the wet on wet technique from William Alexander who also hosted his own show on PBS. It was a way to teach people that anyone can paint with a little practice. That being said, I've tried a few of his paintings, some with success, some not so much but I love the learning process. His show is still being aired on both PBS and the Create channel in my area so I have tons of reference paintings to choose from. Lots of happy little trees will be flowing off my brushes in the near future!
I also finished my daughter's Ganesha painting. She is absolutely thrilled with it which makes me very happy. She had sent me a reference photo of the one both she and her fiance liked best. I was a little worried about sketching him out on such a large canvas, not to mention that the dimensions of the canvas size she picked was taller and narrower than the original photo but I did it! It's the first time I've sketched an image right onto the canvas and I had to make some adjustments to make him appear longer without distorting his proportions too much.
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| 'Ganesha' Acrylic on 24x36 canvas |
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