With Apologies To Pasta, Et Al

[pat2604]

I got completely muddled up with Grayson's Art club and and a programme (on Sky Arts I think) with some bearded bloke who does awful landscapes using weird techniques. He's American I think,

[tonyav]

Would that be 'a happy little tree' Bob Ross, pat ?

[pastafreak]

Lol!
So did you watch tonight's program?
There were some emotional stories connected to some of the pieces.

[pastafreak]

Lol!
So did you watch tonight's program?
There were some emotional stories connected to some of the pieces.

[pat2604]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross

[tonyav]

Yep, listen to him talk for long enough and he'll put you to sleep.

[pat2604]

Yes Tony. He's dead now apparently

[tonyav]

Yes pat, but his art show's live on.

[pat2604]

I saw the very end Pasta When I realised how stupid I was! ;0)

[gness]

Grayson'd be delighted you mixed them up, Pat! :-)

[pat2604]

Obsessed with mountains!!

[tonyav]

Yes, with trees and creeks.

[pat2604]

I'll watch it on All 4 on the box. Grayson that is. Poor Grayson !

[pastafreak]

It's on catchup...if you have it.
Bob Ross...not the same at all....
Just looked at a few works of his...they might glow in the dark ;)

[pat2604]

Have you actually watched a Bob Ross where he paints. He doesn't often use a brush. It's quite clever really, but not my cup of tea!!!

[tonyav]

Yes, he seems to use a variety of scraper type tools.

[pat2604]

And yes, he puts you to sleep, Tony!

[pastafreak]

I think I saw a video once. I'm not all that familiar with him, but his work looked horribly dated and not terribly original.
Immediate update...just watched him using a palette knife to do mountains. Not my thing either.

[pat2604]

It reminds me of the pictures hung on walls in the 60s!! Gaudy!

[tonyav]

Remember this one, pat.
https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.0ac52a7d5361ae37e7f664fdb71ba43f?rik=2VVycQFqpy8oXg&pid=ImgRaw&;r=0

[Atheist]

I think that Bob Ross is great for showing newcomers the mechanics of slapping paint around with a bit of confidence. Great for someone who would like to do something creative - the subject is up to the would-be painter, but the ways of going about manipulating the paint with brush, knife, finger or whatever are what is important. Choc-box, maybe, but doing your own choc-box (or better!) is something else and a good way to pass your time.