And Now For Something Completely Different.

[MalcC]

As a 70th birthday present, my wife treated me to an art class..... painting on canvas.

This is the result of my first attempt.


Click on thumbnail for a larger image.

Malc

 

[Rob]

A budding Bob Ross eh?
That was a very nice and thoughtful gift.

 

[Nap]

Hi Malc

Happy birthday mate , nice pressie from Mrs C there , you obviously enjoyed the class ...looks good , like the sky effects

You should change your avatar or photoshop yr face with a Bob Ross hairstyle ....

Shame it's so far to you as I model for our local life painting classes ......

Have fun

Nap

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

Happy birthday, Malc. Bob Ross lives!
Rick

 

[MalcC]

Hi Malc

Happy birthday mate , nice pressie from Mrs C there , you obviously enjoyed the class ...looks good , like the sky effects

You should change your avatar or photoshop yr face with a Bob Ross hairstyle ....

Shame it's so far to you as I model for our local life painting classes ......

Have fun

Nap

I don't want to get your hopes up, but I think i'll leave my avatar as it is, I don't wish to scare off the members.

Malc

 

[MalcC]

Bob Ross had such a good technique for painting, shame no one told him to be careful using thinners and accidentally inhaling the fumes.
Apparently it was this this that led to his early death, on his TV series you can see his method for cleaning the brushes, not advisable.

Malc

 

[theBaron]

Nice, Malc!
No so different from painting figures, though But the Monty Python reference is always fun.
This is a good skill to pick up, because you can paint your own backdrops for displays. I've admired many of the German flat painters, because they've mastered basic painting well enough to make some nice backdrops for their framed displays. A generic horizon and sky, for example, can really enhance the display.
I look forward to seeing more of your work in this subject!
Prost!
Brad

 

[NigelR]

Very good Malc, definite potential there.

My wife and I are both doing a pottery class tomorrow, what could possibly go wrong....?

 

[MalcC]

Very good Malc, definite potential there.

My wife and I are both doing a pottery class tomorrow, what could possibly go wrong....?

wow, that'll be fun. enjoy.

Malc

 

[Wayneb]

Hey Hey......Never know what you can do with a little push. Nice work

Wayne

 

[Steve headley]

Happy birthday Malc, well you’ve done a great job on that canvas. Lovely work indeed.

Steve

TFB Miniatures Team

 

[Nap]

Very good Malc, definite potential there.

My wife and I are both doing a pottery class tomorrow, what could possibly go wrong....?

.......The Great Pottery Throwdown calls Nigel

Have fun

Nap

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

Must reading for you, Malc!

 

[theBaron]

See, everyone thinks of Bob Ross, but I remember William Alexander better:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AAlexanderArt

Interesting character. He was a German veteran, captured during World War II. He painted portraits of officers' wives, and became an American citizen after the war. Our local PBS station used to carry his show, "The Art of William Alexander". And apparently, he was an early mentor to Ross, too.

"Now ve vill put zome frohe kleine treessss here...."

Prost!
Brad

 

[MalcC]

yes, you're right, it was mentioned at my class on Sunday that he taught Bob Ross.


Malc

 

[Babelfish]

Pretty good that Malc.

Painting stuff like that was something I could never get the hang of in art lessons at school. Maybe we just had rubbish teachers.

- Steve

 

[MalcC]

Pretty good that Malc.

Painting stuff like that was something I could never get the hang of in art lessons at school. Maybe we just had rubbish teachers.

- Steve

I have to admit our teacher was really good, and we're looking forward to going again.

Malc

 

[Wayneb]

It all looks good from far away..........Keep up the good work Malc........

Wayne

 

[Rocco82]

Very cool. Great for a first I say.

That is something different indeed. Great idea from the Mrs.

Happy birthday chief!

 

[NigelR]

wow, that'll be fun. enjoy.

The pottery session was great fun and turned out quite well. My wife and I both managed to throw four reasonable pots which we are going to go back and decorate so they can be fired.

.......The Great Pottery Throwdown calls Nigel

It definitely does, we love that programme. Throwing pots was great fun and I can see it could be seriously addictive. It's something I could get into, but I just don't have the time because all my spare time is devoted to model making. It's also incredibly messy! I thought my model making room was a bit of a mess, you should see the pottery studio we were in......