TwoInchBrush - Forum

happylittletreeshhi Canada is but a short drive from here. Don't think I haven't thought of it. Liberal democracy, sure, but also Tim Horton's.

Felix Love the idea, I don't look at art as a contest, but on the same token it will give people a chance to try something out of their comfort zone that they wouldn't have tried. I'm in!

I like the idea of a quarterly event. I'd definitely participate.

Yes I would very much be down for this type of event, on any level really, that way it allows some of us an opportunity to get our names out there and noticed, not only within our own community that are regular posters, but, maybe helping some of the shyer members gain the confidence to post more regularly and get more familiar with one another. I will be looking forward to what this turns into. If I am able to offer any specific help I will be sure to contact and let know!
Happy painting, and God bless!

Excellent Idea! I think that would be a great motivator. Lets get it done! Thank you for this site, I love it!

Felix, I would suggest that either you limit the event to paintings that are ones Bob did or slight variations like same painting without a cabin. I have sent hundreds of students to your site as the best place to search and discover various paintings by Bob.

My experience with other sites like Facebook groups around Bob is that artists who are not following Bob’s technique at all get accepted and post odd paintings that have nothing to do with Bob. There are plenty of art sites - I would urge you to keep this focused on Bob and his work.

At a minimum, every event should have a category of “Best execution of a Bob Painting”.

Yesyoucanpaint
A dagger in my heart!

Yesyoucanpaint
Respectfully disagree. Bob was always about inclusion and creativity. Why exclude or discourage any artist who doesn’t conform to specific rules? I love the site as it currently exists.

Lilikins I agree with you. Bob said many times he's not teaching you to copy, all he does is teach you the technique and set you free on the world, that this is an introduction to the world of art for people who have never even painted before, and that people go on to become artists and do their own thing. He seemed genuinely happy to do that. He made everybody welcome and I get the impression he wasn't about setting boundaries by the way he cared for tiny creatures, then set them free. In any case, where would you draw the line? (pardon the pun). Bob has a massive following and even though there might be a small risk of the site becoming too watered down, there are probably enough Bob Ross lovers here to prevent that from happening. I have a beautiful antique Swiss alps painting by Pierre Delcour that I intend to do BR style when I've had more practice.

I would say at least a month for "event cycles." For working professionals, busy parents, a week or two is probably too short to give everyone a chance to participate. We need to be mindful that not everyone paints wet-on-wet in one sitting like Bob Ross did (& me!). Some people are using acrylics and painting in many layers.

Very cool idea. Of course, you can experiment with the cycle time and track stats to see what works best for the community.

I agree w/TZ.One month sounds reasonable for event cycles.I love using BR wet on wet.Especially for sky,trees & water.when I use acrylics(that dry so fast)i add some fresh white under my trees,then push the paint into the canvas.I like what happens.In my 1st few paintings I was amazed at the effect.Trees look almost real!
Im happy to be doing the forum.Its my 1st.Cheers.P

@Felix I was wondering, at the end of this contest, would it be possible to group all the entries together on a separate page so they can all be viewed together for a few days to vote on? Each time I see a new "contest" painting posted, I want to vote on it because they are all so wonderful. I feel like they get lost with all the other paintings posted, and could potentially miss votes they would get otherwise.

Ahhh, good to know! Thanks Felix for the clarification. Yes, I think a "view all entries" would be quite helpful!

Felix could I suggest an idea for an event? How about taking a photo of your choice then painting it. I've only painted from a photograph once and I personally find this very challenging but also very rewarding and I think other members might enjoy it the process. Could we perhaps when the painting is completed upload 2 pics, ie, the photo and the finished painting, the challenge wouldn't necessarily need to be to create something identical, just an interpretation. I found it challenging and exciting to mentally unravel a photograph and then to build up the layers in paint form and get them down on canvas. It would open up a whole new world for some of us as we realise that we can paint without copying other painters work, similar to what you introduced us to with the water event. I have a few beautiful photographs that I took this summer which I would love to paint, but so far I haven't had the confidence to attempt it. I'm sure we would learn from each other on something like this. What do you think?

TheLandscapePainter great idea! In December we'll have only the Christmas even active but ill add this for January.

Thanks a lot, that's a really good idea

Thank you Felix, I'm happy you like it. I did hope you wouldn't think I was sticking my beak in where it's not wanted, lol.