Painting Bob Ross Style

It's been quite a while, my lovelies. How have you been? I've been busy! Lots of goings on here, but today I want to tell you about the classes I've been taking.

Four months ago, I stumbled upon a display at the front of my local Hobby Lobby. It featured a large, beautiful seascape oil painting and a few flyers for an art class that was going down at the end of the month. Fortunately for me, the class was happening on a Thursday, right when my little one would be attending preschool, so I decided to sign up. That was three classes ago now, and I haven't looked back. I love oil painting!

I have a wonderful instructor, Melody Panneton. She is certified to teach Bob Ross's wet-on-wet technique (you know, the "happy little trees" guy?), and I'm certain she can help anyone paint something awesome even if they've never held a brush before.

I've painted before, but it's all been self-taught and mostly with craft acrylics. I've learned all about adding depth, how to use a pallet knife, how to paint tree branches, and most importantly, how to step away and leave things alone instead of constantly fussing over my picture.

I find oil painting relaxing, and have decided to take it up as a new hobby at home. My husband has been very encouraging; he recently got me an oil painting starter kit for my birthday. For now, I'll be using painting instruction books for inspiration, but I'm hoping after I get a little more comfortable with my abilities, I'll be able to create my own art.

Well, that's all for this week, my lovelies. Come back soon for some more updates from your happy little painting apprentice!

If you want to see more of Melody's classes, check out her Facebook page and take a look in her albums. I'm pretty sure I'm in one of them!