I have actually been painting all of my life, well since I was 7 years old anyway. I was trained in the classic Grumbacher techniques which really strained my patience, because it take so long to complete a painting. After a 30 year gap, I took a Bob Ross class just to get my hands back on brushes and fell in love with the swift ease of producing a finished work. I still paint abstracts and portraits when the mood hits me, but it was an experience in a Bob Ross class that would point me in the direction of my life's passion. You see, I took a class that included a 20 year...more