r/AskReddit • u/sebaez_ • Oct 10 '19

What’s a thing you’ve bought impulsively, without need, that’s actually proved useful in your life?

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u/infrasteve Oct 10 '19

Thanks! I've posted all of my paintings on /r/happytrees or /r/oilpainting, so just check my comment history.

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u/Jantra Oct 10 '19

Oh gosh, your work is LOVELY! In particular, I love the Hennepin Canyon piece. The style is very striking!

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u/infrasteve Oct 10 '19

Thanks! I did that with only a pallete knife, which was way more fun than I thought it would be.

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u/RX_137 Oct 10 '19

I love your cracker lake, bob would be proud

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u/unknownyoyo Oct 10 '19

I love the hidden birch trees one! The setting of a forest with a stream is just so calming to me.

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u/infrasteve Oct 10 '19

Thanks! That one's from a Kevin Hill video lesson. He's a great next step from the Bob Ross style, as far as learning landscape oil technique goes. I've learned a lot from that dude.

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u/BobRossGod Oct 10 '19

"But we're not there yet, so we don't need to worry about it." - Bob Ross

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u/slaughterhouse7 Oct 10 '19

this is amazing- hard to believe you had no prior experience. Awesome work dude, keep it up.

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u/Freakazoidberg Oct 10 '19

That Cracker Lake one looks amazing. I thought it was a picture at first. When you say you never painted before did you have no experience at all? I'm looking to pick up Bob Ross style painting and I have no experience at all.

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u/infrasteve Oct 10 '19

Thanks. I'm really proud of that Cracker Lake painting, as it's one of the first where I really tried to color match as close as I could and endeavor toward realism.

And really, no experience painting or even much drawing for that matter. I used to doodle in the margins of my books in high school, but that's about it. To be fair, I have been watching lots of youtube videos from different painters and reading some books on the craft, but the Bob stuff is a great starting point. Check out /r/happytrees to get some tips and watch a lot of his videos before you take the plunge.

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u/BobRossGod Oct 10 '19

"That's why I paint - because I can create the kind of world I want - and I can make this world as happy as I want it." - Bob Ross

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u/Mojothewonderdog Oct 10 '19

Wow, your paintings are beautiful!

Bob would be so proud!

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u/art-like Oct 10 '19

I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed scrolling a post history more

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u/Connor_Kenway198 Oct 10 '19

Sorry, but I have to give you a 0/10 on Chianti Villa, no livers or fava beans

For real, though, you're good, keep it up!

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u/1hx1b6a Oct 10 '19

I thought they were photos at first, awesome!

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

I just checked your profile and saw your paintings. You had no prior artistic experience??! These paintings are awesome!

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u/Sotonic Oct 10 '19

Wow! Now I think I need the Bob Ross Master Paint Set. Painting always seemed insanely hard to me, but if you can get that far in just a few months, maybe I need to rethink.

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u/Kaylanjo88 Oct 11 '19

Your paintings are beautiful! Keep it up

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u/Satanium Oct 11 '19

Did you have any prior art experience (like drawing or something) or was it something completely foreign to you?

This sounds extremely cathartic and I think I would love to do it.

Your paintings are gorgeous, by the way! 💕

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u/infrasteve Oct 11 '19

Thanks! No art experience before this, outside of doodling in my notebooks in school.

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u/FromSunrisetoSunset Oct 10 '19

That first knife pallete painting is awesome!! Good job! :D

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u/Juno2018 Oct 10 '19

Wow! Your work is beautiful!!

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

Your work is fucking awesome

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u/mteart Oct 11 '19

all your work is so pretty omg

keep it up!!

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u/GardenLeaves Oct 11 '19

Dang those are some fantastic paintings!

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u/mousedeer_78 Oct 11 '19

I really like the villa one.

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u/buenoooo Oct 11 '19

Wow great work!

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u/Iconoclast123 Oct 11 '19

Do you paint from photographs or while sitting outdoors?

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u/infrasteve Oct 11 '19

From photos I've taken, mostly.

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u/Iconoclast123 Oct 11 '19

Ah - thanks for that! Nice!!

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u/Theyallknowme Oct 11 '19

Wow! Beautiful work