Rainbow Bridge painting

Not long after Chessie passed away back in August 2010, I went through a mid-life crisis, needing a big change from where my job was leading me. Not wanting to get stuck in another dead end job, I tried figuring out what to do. So, one night while doing dishes, I was watching Bob Ross on TV. I'd watched him since I was a kid and had thought from time to time of taking up painting and selling my work as a possible career. That's when it hit me, and I began work on starting a new career doing paintings.

Since I started painting in early 2011 (http://chatanuga.org/KLWArt.html), I'd been wanting to do a painting of the Rainbow Bridge, although I wasn't sure exactly how I wanted it to look. That summer, I'd taken some pictures of a covered bridge near where my dad grew up (http://chatanuga.org/pics/misc/parker02.jpg) and decided that it and the setting was the look I was wanting for my version of the Rainbow Bridge.

So, this past Sunday afternoon, I finally did my version of the Rainbow Bridge, dedicating it to Chessie and all of the cats and dogs who have graced my life.

http://chatanuga.org/pics/art/painting16.jpg

Aww, looks like a lovely meadow scene. Nice job on the sky, too ...

WOW! That is really pretty and you did a great job!

What a nice talent you have! I can paint absolutely nothing ( although I used to watch Bob Ross), so I am really impressed by what you'e done!

Beautiful! I can picture my Katz walking these meadows...

That is lovely. Well, done.

That is really lovely! I can picture my recently departed Fister being there, if there was a few smaller bushes he could hide in - but he would surely be chewing the grass. :)

And I can see My Found Hotel Cat Angels and My Porch Angels there sharing their lunches with all of their Angel Companions, sharing too their visits
to the Supermarkets , Delis and PetsMart!!!
That would be a great picnic:love::love::love:

Lovely! A river for drinking, and for the fishes, meadows for romping and small mammals, woods, the covered bridge leading over, and it has a misty, ethereal quality to it. Very nice!