Bob Ross<\/a> influence on this painting. I, like most people, am familiar with Bob Ross, have seen parts of his shows, recognize his iconic hairdo, and appreciate his mild manners. But I had never watched Bob Ross for the sake of learning anything about painting until yesterday. I saw a series of Bob Ross shows on Netflix which are available only until the end of May 2018. So, I watched part of one.<\/p>\nIn this show, Bob started painting a sunset sky with a few different yellows, white, and red. He made it look so simple. (There’s really something Zen about that guy and his painting instruction.) In no time he had a warm sky with pleasant clouds. And he did it with what looked like house painting brushes!<\/p>\n
Well, last night, with my head pounding and my energy draining away, all I could think was that I need to paint a sky Bob’s way. I needed to try blending those yellows and reds wet on the canvas. I needed to channel Bob’s Zen and zone out in the painting process.<\/p>\n
Then I got the brilliant idea to paint a guy throwing up in the foreground. (I’m sure there’s a Bob Ross episode in which he paints the same.) This is as far as I got. The facial details and vomit will have to wait. I’m exhausted.<\/p>\n
Here’s the Bob Ross episode that inspired me. It features baby squirrels.<\/h3>\n