The journey continues...
The above paintings have been produced without reference to the
particular 'wet on wet' technique as used by Bob Ross.
I chose Alfred Sisley as he seemed to appeal to my eye. I am, nevertheless, intimidated
by his skill and I am sure he would be amazed at my audacity in attempting to copy him.
By attempting this exercise I have quickly come to realise the skill and craftmanship of
Sisley; his use of texture, light and dark, color; brush strokes, the tension and shear emotion.
I'm afraid I couldn't show you a picture of the original because of copyright constraints. I
feel extremely audacious to even show my feeble attempts at copying, but at least I
claim that copyright, gladly and gratefully acknowledging Alfred Sisley in the process.
Nevertheless I have used 'wet on wet' during most of the painting. I used ochre to block out
some of the pictures, I think that's what its called anyway:). Others I painted straight off.
Where angels fear to tread...!
I paint, re-paint, and re-paint again and again, vainly attempting to reproduce the colours and strokes
that the great man used to produce his work. The brightness of the scene itself is
amazing to view. It is a vista that gladdens the heart and one can almost feel the
warmth and the smells of the sea and sand. If only I could paint like that...
For those 'purists' whom I offend I apologise. To those with greater tolerance I say 'Thank you'.