Was this project challenging?
This project for me was challenging because I chose Bob Ross. It wasn't hard because I didn't know anything about him, but because he sadly lived a really short life. He was only 52 when he died. He had a filled life but even then it was fairly strait forward. |
What did you enjoy most about this Cultural Connections project?
I enjoyed the freedom we had to pick anyone that we wanted. I also enjoyed how everyone was able to do someone they truly cared about and that made it easier to make every thing about it heart felt. |
Did you receive critique and feedback from anyone? If so, who? Was the feedback helpful?
I got a lot of feedback from my peers such as Angeline and also Diego Diaz. It was very helpful because since it is someone that everyone knows they were even able to help me add some things. They also told me places to go more into detail. |
What grade do you think you deserve? Why?
I think I deserve an A+ because I worked extra hard to put all of the time I had into my work. I was gone one of the days so I had to use my time extremely wisely. |
If you could change something about this project, what would it be?
If I were to change one thing about this project it would be the requirements. Don't get me wrong it was an amazing project, but I feel that it would be that much better if it were more structured. Some people just slacked because they felt that theirs looked "good." On the other hand it is hard to ask others to talk more about their dead loved one. So this may be hard to do.
If I were to change one thing about this project it would be the requirements. Don't get me wrong it was an amazing project, but I feel that it would be that much better if it were more structured. Some people just slacked because they felt that theirs looked "good." On the other hand it is hard to ask others to talk more about their dead loved one. So this may be hard to do.
Bob Ross
He was born October 29, 1942 he passed away July 4 1995. He was only 53 when he deceased. He was a famous painter. He had amazing talent, and was always happy. His full name was Robert Norman Ross. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired first 1983 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Re-watching the show decades later — it's now streaming on Netflix — The Joy of Painting still feels like a personal art lesson. Yet the oil painter we spent so many hours with remains a mystery. Ross led a private life and did only a few interviews during his career. Ross was diagnosed with lymphoma in the early 1990s, which eventually forced his retirement after The Joy of Painting's final episode aired on May 17, 1994. He died at the age of 52 on July 4, 1995. His remains are interred at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Gotha, Florida.
Eulogy
Bob Ross was an amazing painter. He inspired many to paint and to enjoy the art of life. He proved to many that painting is a way to escape life and to make your painting your dream place. He spent time in alaska serving in the military as a pilot. That was what influenced his painting. He had a show called The joy of painting in which he had countless fans. It aired on PBS. He was a very mellow and joy infused man. In a voice so soothing that its effect was once compared to Demerol, Bob Ross encouraged viewers to paint "happy little clouds" and "pretty little mountains." He contended that given half an hour (the length of his show), anyone could paint a landscape by following his instructions. "He's making you think it's so easy," Kowalski says. "Well, let me tell you something — these are not as spontaneous as they look." In fact, Ross made three of the same paintings for every episode. The first was sitting off camera and was used for reference. The second was the one viewers saw on TV. And the third was a more detailed landscape used for his instructional books. Ross was meticulous. Ross made viewers in living rooms across the country believe that they could pick up a paintbrush and whip up some majestic snow-covered mountains. On TV he appeared so relaxed. In the early 1990’s he was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer, and as his last days approached, he would sit beside Kowalski outside the hospital on a bench overlooking a lake. Sadly he has now passed. He left a legacy behind. That is to never give up on art but embrace it! Become your art, and create a relationship with your art pieces.
He was born October 29, 1942 he passed away July 4 1995. He was only 53 when he deceased. He was a famous painter. He had amazing talent, and was always happy. His full name was Robert Norman Ross. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired first 1983 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Re-watching the show decades later — it's now streaming on Netflix — The Joy of Painting still feels like a personal art lesson. Yet the oil painter we spent so many hours with remains a mystery. Ross led a private life and did only a few interviews during his career. Ross was diagnosed with lymphoma in the early 1990s, which eventually forced his retirement after The Joy of Painting's final episode aired on May 17, 1994. He died at the age of 52 on July 4, 1995. His remains are interred at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Gotha, Florida.
Eulogy
Bob Ross was an amazing painter. He inspired many to paint and to enjoy the art of life. He proved to many that painting is a way to escape life and to make your painting your dream place. He spent time in alaska serving in the military as a pilot. That was what influenced his painting. He had a show called The joy of painting in which he had countless fans. It aired on PBS. He was a very mellow and joy infused man. In a voice so soothing that its effect was once compared to Demerol, Bob Ross encouraged viewers to paint "happy little clouds" and "pretty little mountains." He contended that given half an hour (the length of his show), anyone could paint a landscape by following his instructions. "He's making you think it's so easy," Kowalski says. "Well, let me tell you something — these are not as spontaneous as they look." In fact, Ross made three of the same paintings for every episode. The first was sitting off camera and was used for reference. The second was the one viewers saw on TV. And the third was a more detailed landscape used for his instructional books. Ross was meticulous. Ross made viewers in living rooms across the country believe that they could pick up a paintbrush and whip up some majestic snow-covered mountains. On TV he appeared so relaxed. In the early 1990’s he was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer, and as his last days approached, he would sit beside Kowalski outside the hospital on a bench overlooking a lake. Sadly he has now passed. He left a legacy behind. That is to never give up on art but embrace it! Become your art, and create a relationship with your art pieces.