paint with ray
London
Welcome, this my story of how I came to be a Bob Ross instructor. I loved art
when I was at school but never found the opportunity to develop this interest. A
long career in farming nurtured my love of the countryside and I took enormous
pleasure in observing nature; early mornings, sunrises and mists, majestic
trees, sparkling sunshine on the water etc. Later in life, as fate would have
it, I found myself laid up for 6 weeks after an operation, and with so much time
on my hands, I needed an activity – in an attempt to keep me occupied my wife
gave me a painting by numbers kit. After that first very basic kit, I had begun
to rediscover my love of painting. I rapidly moved on to acrylics then
watercolours and then one day I came across Bob Ross on the television and was
fascinated by his ‘Wet-on-Wet’ technique of painting with oils. I was amazed at
the incredibly professional and delightful paintings which were possible to
create in just one sitting and I watched his programmes over and over again. By
2011 I had attended Bob Ross instructor workshops to learn this method of
painting for myself. Passionate about sharing this wonderful way of painting
with others and discovering I had a natural aptitude for teaching, in 2012 I
qualified as a Bob Ross instructor for ‘Wet-on-Wet’ floral techniques and in
2013 returned and qualified in landscape painting. My classes in my studio in
Great Glen, Leicestershire, are friendly and relaxed and above all informal. We
have fun together, make new friends, gain confidence through learning a new
skill and anybody, even someone who has never picked up a brush before can
produce a fabulous piece of art over the course of the day to take home and
enjoy – a painting to be proud of. I guarantee you’ll have a thoroughly
enjoyable and rewarding experience.
