Posts made by BigDub

Here is a work in progress, though maybe nearly complete.
I have to live with it and look over what I want to add or “fix”

@Kehaulani said in Artist on BOARD:

BoB Ross, to me, didn't give enough continued credit to William Alexander, but that's not to say that he gave none. In the beginning, there was a relationship between Ross and Alexander that not only related to painting technique, but to the materials, itself; cleaning supplies, paint, etc. Check out this documentary.

I've always called Ross a "warmed-over Bill Alexander". Most of Ross' followers probably don't even know who Alexander is.

IMO, Alexander is a much better painter than Ross, but Ross is a better teacher. And in the popularity and accessibility of himself, combined with the simplicity of the style itself, it has made painting relatively painless and satisfying to a large group of people.

Regarding the article itself, much of the initial information could be had by just reading his autobiography.

As an aside, Ross is an Air Force, not Army veteran.

Agree. He was in the right place at the right time and he was certainly an opportunist to the highest degree. I can learn from everyone, and he’s no exception.
On a personal taste note- I would watch both of them on Saturdays and almost always have the same reaction about 3 quarters of the way through: STOP! That’s about when things went downhill with both of them. The painting could have even been pretty good, until they continued and in my opinion, ruined it.

@SSmith1226 said in Artist on BOARD:

@BigDub
What is your opinion of John Gnagy? I remember, as a young child, his drawing TV shows in the 1950’s. According to what I read. He started his TV show in 1946. I also remember my mother owning a “John Gnagy Drawing Kit”.
Those were much simpler times!
I didn’t have any negative feelings toward him. I think my attention span was a bit challenged at that stage of my life. Later on I would stand by my Mother and watch her paint. I did a lot of that. Oddly enough she would ask me my opinion on something she might have been struggling with. Why? I had never even painted yet, and she seemed to think I had an idea or two already as a pre teen! She is still living, by the way. Also I spent time with her cousin who was a full time artist who had a lot of influence on me for sure.

Let me share why I don’t care to be compared to Bob Ross by way of this article: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-bob-ross-owes-happy-trees-forgotten-painter

In the article it tells how Bob Ross learned the technique and subsequently steamrolled over William “Bill” Alexander, who taught him the entire wet on wet technique. Bob Ross was Bill Alexander's protege. Ross went on to overshadow Bill Alexander, but not before putting his own name on all of the tools and paints and materials originally sold by Alexander. The difference? Ross's handles were white. Alexander's where natural wood tone. Even the phrase, “Happy Little Trees”, he stole from Bill. That is why I didn’t care for him too much nor enjoy being compared to him..
See for yourself.

@Kehaulani said in Artist on BOARD:

@Dr-GO said in Artist on BOARD:

He's not quite dead yet!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rosswould be glad to know that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross

Is that picture in the top right from a photograph? I swear I've seen that before. I really like it.
It is based on a photograph from a Time LIFE coffee table book of the Cowboys of the West. It is pretty famous, yes. I added color, different background, a western town from my own reference photos....good eye!

@Dr-GO said in Artist on BOARD:

But hmmm. Would my paintings be worth more?
Priceless...

@Kehaulani, I am unlike Bob Ross. I am still living. And..........

Took some reference photos before delivering a recent painting to folks in PA along the Delaware River and this is what I ended up with....

Finished another you might like....this one from somewhere near College Station, Texas

A new piece. This is five miles from my house. In NJ. Yup. It’s true. We don’t live at Newark Airport!

@administrator said in Artist on BOARD:

"Buho" is the Spanish word for "owl."
Well then, thank you!
I happen to know a lot of Spanish words and can basically “stumble along” half way decently. Now I know a new word.
It should prove useful to me on many occasions!
Happy New Year!

@administrator said in Artist on BOARD:

Love the "buho".
buho? Please clarify......

Did these two for our NJ grandkids for Christmas. They both loved their paintings!

Thought I would share this recent one, just to send greetings to all for a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

@Dr-Mark said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@Kehaulani said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

I stand in awe at what those info-tech guys have done but . . Buddha? Jesus? Come on.

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There's a gazillion religions out there and according to the rules, we need to steer clear of all of them. The same goes with politics. Let's get back to the important stuff. Random Meaningless Images!

You are making my exact point.

I am out. Really. I can get this type of thing lots of other places.
I am leaving for a nice break. See you in a while..maybe.

We seem to have a moderator talking about religion. Just saying. Agree with what he says or not, he is supposed to uphold the guidelines of the forum. Maybe he should read them once.
If you want me to share my religion, I would gladly do so in a private way. That is the intent of the guidelines.

An oldie. I did like the way this one cake off, though. It was done in perhaps 1980, plus or minus a year or two. This, too was a commission. I did love doing it, by the way.

That explains that. Now it’s no longer meaningless.

@Dr-Mark said in Artist on BOARD:

Hi BigDub,
The barn scene is so neat that a person can almost smell the crisp Autumn air and the Sun and sky are so bright its severe clear but the heat is missing because its Autumn. How a person can communicate with splotches of color is way over my head. I must have been absent the day the teacher went over this topic.

Thanks, Dr. Mark. I appreciate your observations very much. I think you are very good at being in tune with what I was trying to put across, by the way.