I have never planted a garden in my life. I saw my dad do it when I was growing up and I saw how hard he worked in it. I saw the fruits of his labor too even though one year I was not so happy with our bountiful supply of brussel sprouts. I have had no real desire t...
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. THE WIND IS BLOWING AND PAINTING THE PALM TREES TO SHOW THAT WAS FUN. USUALLY I THINK MY CLOUDS STINK, BUT I ACTUALLY LIKE THEM IN THIS ONE. THE WAVES LOOK A LITTLE MORE REALISTIC TOO. THE DOWNWARD BRUSHSTROKE WITH THE FAN...
PAINTING: I love the colors in this painting. Although, I am not sure I captured the reflection technique completely in my painting, I still love the effect. That is one of the things that led me to do this one. Another really cool thing about this one is that a lo...
I AM BACK WITH BOB! THIS IS MINE, BUT ONE OF HIS. LET ME THINK.....DID I LEARN ANY NEW STUFF ON THIS ONE? YES...YES I DID. THE WATER TECHNIQUE THAT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE LIGHT SHINING ON IT. I USED A DEEPER BLUE ON THE FAR ENDS OF THE CANV...
OKAY.....I WAS INSPIRED BY ANOTHER ONE OF MY DAUGHTER'S PICTURES AND I SAT DOWN AND PAINTED THIS ONE. I STILL USED THE WET ON WET TECHNIQUE AND OIL PAINTS, SO EVEN THOUGH BOB WASN'T IN ON THIS ONE....HE WAS STILL THERE.
MY OLDEST DAUGHTER RECENTLY WENT OUT WEST. SHE SENT ME BEAUTIFUL PICTURES AND THE INSPIRATION HIT TO PAINT THEM. I LOOKED TO SEE IF MR. ROSS HAD A DESERT SCENE, BUT I DID'NT FIND ONE. (OF COURSE I FOUND ONE AFTER I PAINTED MINE....SO I WILL HAVE...
I LIKE THE ETHEREAL EFFECT OF THIS PAINTING. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING FROM A FAIRY TALE. I REALLY LIKE THE WAY THE TREES IN THE BACKGROUND ALMOST GLOW. BOB LIKES TO PUT A BIG HAPPY TREE RIGHT IN THE FOREGROUND. WHEN I FIRST STARTED PUTTING THOSE...
I REALLY LIKE BARNS. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED THEM BEFORE, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE PAINTED ONE. I LIKE HOW IT LOOKS RUGGED. MANY PARTS OF THIS PAINTING WAS DONE WITH THE PAINTING KNIFE. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS CHALLENGE, I HATED THE KNIFE! I THO...
At the end of the 1st version of this painting, I realized a couple of different things. The last two paintings have been horrible. I had switched to this new water and oil paint mixture. The quality of the paint was good, but it did not play well w...
