Explorations in Art

Sunset Aglow by Bob Ross   Who is Bob Ross? His full name is Robert Norman Ross. He is a famous painter and art instructor through his own TV show. The show is called The Joy of Painting,  Ross had his art show for 11 years before it ended.  I selected one of his art pieces,  Sunset Aglow  which is from Season 26 Episode 12. He made this video/artwork on February 16th,1993. If you are interested in trying to paint it yourself or if you want to see how he created this piece the link to the video will be at the bottom of this post. For me, this art piece gives off a relaxing feeling because of how well Bob Ross was able to create a natural look in his work. Ross was able to apply art elements which are; tone, color, pattern, and texture. He was able to use tone in how he made the mountains appear to be from a distance in his painting. He used color in a way that gave this piece a relaxing/calm mood, he blended colors to get a sunset behind the mountains and create...

Hello!  My name is Shannon Holan. I am from North Pole, Alaska. I have lived here my whole life...21 years. I am an outdoors person, so I enjoy the hikes, fishing, and hunting in Alaska. The winters are super cold, but I don't mind since I have a lot of hobbies, such as snowmaching, playing hockey, and ice fishing. I am also a volleyball coach for one of the high schools in my area. I have been coaching for two years now, and I love it! I am not very artistic, but I do enjoy trying my best to draw, paint, etc. I love going to art museums or looking at other people's artwork. I am looking forward to this class! I uploaded my favorite painting from Vincent Van Gogh. I first attended an art exhibit in Kansas City, MI, for Van Gogh, and I fell in love with the experience. Being able to walk around the room, having Van Gogh's paintings all over, and staying to look at it for however long you wanted. I enjoyed his work, but the sunflower field got my attention because of how wel...