I made a lot of really bad oil paintings in an earlier era. It sure is fun. I used to love to watch Bob Ross.
I am of late discovering that choosing not to go down the path to follow those art skills was a mistake. If I had the money and the time, I'd go back to school to study art. I'd even enjoy teaching art.
Good heavens, did I just have an Epiphany????
I don't paint, but I loved watching Bob Ross, too. I know a lot of people laugh at him...but what he did was just so doggone cool! And calming...
He made it look easy didn't he? The older boys and I used to watch that show, and I bought them some paints and supplies. Their efforts were rather good for 9 and 12 yr olds! David did a painting of the glade and spring in lieu of a book report when he read "Tuck Everlasting". It really evoked the feeling of the story, and the principal of the school put it on one of the stair landings so folks could see it every time they used the stairs. Lots of folks commented on how well he'd done.
Bob Ross was just such a gentle soul, and so encouraging to all his viewers. I still see the show from time to time on one of our local PBS stations.