Bob Ross Art Instructor
Raymond Riley
We guarantee that you will go home with a masterpiece and memories of the day that will never be forgotten.”


About – Raymond Riley
Welcome, this my story of how I came to be a Bob Ross instructor.
I loved art when I was at school but never found the opportunity to develop this interest. A long career in farming nurtured my love of the countryside and I took enormous pleasure in observing nature; early mornings, sunrises and mists, majestic trees, sparkling sunshine on the water etc.
Later in life, as fate would have it, I found myself laid up for 6 weeks after an operation, and with so much time on my hands, I needed an activity – in an attempt to keep me occupied my wife gave me a painting by numbers kit. After that first very basic kit, I had begun to rediscover my love of painting. I rapidly moved on to acrylics then watercolours and then one day I came across Bob Ross on the television and was fascinated by his ‘Wet-on-Wet’ technique of painting with oils.
Passionate about sharing this wonderful way of painting with others and discovering I had a natural aptitude for teaching, in 2012 I qualified as a Bob Ross instructor for ‘Wet-on-Wet’ floral techniques and in 2013 returned and qualified in landscape painting. My classes in my studio in Great Glen, Leicestershire, are friendly and relaxed and above all informal. We have fun together, make new friends, gain confidence through learning a new skill and anybody, even someone who has never picked up a brush before can produce a fabulous piece of art over the course of the day to take home and enjoy – a painting to be proud of. I guarantee you’ll have a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experience.
“I had a lovely day learning to paint with Ray today.
He has so much patience and if he can teach me to paint he can teach anyone.
Thanks Ray”
“Loved painting with Ray.. Such a lovely
evening & guess what? I can paint!!
Well worth a visit.”


I’m thrilled with my ‘masterpiece’ and am looking forward to doing the landscape painting in March” –
Andrea
Alan
“I was sceptical, but with Ray’s engaging instruction I was absolutely amazed how easy it was to for me to produce a really lovely picture to take home and enjoy.” –
David
