My interest in fine art goes back many years to a couple of basic oil painting class I took in Crown Point, Indiana, in 1976. I became very interested in oils, created many paintings, sold a few, but gave most away as gifts to family and friends. Because of increasing job responsibilities, and the need to get an advanced degree, I slowed down and even stopped painting for many years. Around 1994 my interest in oils was rekindled after viewing some PBS television broadcasts of a well known painter named Bob Ross. The technique he uses and tools are much simpler and faster...more