First Landscape Attempt

I sat down and watched a few episodes of The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross and was motivated to try painting something similar to one of his. He makes it look so easy......

Ha! What took him 28 mins to create took me two and a half hours and my painting came out nothing like his. LOL! Ok. I guess I could have painted while watching him, but instead I sat down with music and painted from what I could recall. I also have to take into account that 1: He had 20 years of experience and was a professional...and 2: He was using oil paint on canvas and I was using acrylic paint on canvas board (makes for cheaper practice material). I do have to say that for a first attempt at a landscape painting, I am impressed with myself. I am sure if I actually put time to practice painting I can get the knack of it. It's just a matter of practicing, like always. 

I can't say that I am really happy with my river. The mini waterfalls just don't seem right to me. Maybe I will go and make some changes later on. As for now, I am done with it. There was a lot of frustration and I decided to leave it at it's current point rather than screw it up while being frustrated. In the end, it was a massive learning experience, and I did have some fun doing it. I look forward to the next one!


 

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