{"id":176900,"date":"2025-08-26T11:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/176900\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:37:16","slug":"students-connect-with-painting-positivity-at-bob-ross-painting-night-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/176900\/","title":{"rendered":"Students connect with painting, positivity at Bob Ross painting night | Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A man paints on a small canvas at a podium.\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68ad1bcfe686e.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Graham Spencer, a pastor at the Fellowship of Christian University Students, paints dressed as Bob Ross during a Bob Ross painting night Aug. 25 in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. Spencer projected his painting to the attendees so they could follow along.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Mabel%20Cruz\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Mabel Cruz <\/a><\/p>\n<p>A brush slowly moved across the canvas, creating a backdrop of pinks, whites and blues, crafting mountains, sunsets, grassy pastures and trees. <\/p>\n<p>Dressed as Bob Ross, Graham Spencer, Fellowship of Christian University Students pastor, led about 140 students during the Bob Ross painting night Monday in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. <\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A man in a curly Bob Ross wig paints at a podium.\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68ad1b8b761ef.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Graham Spencer, a pastor at the Fellowship of Christian University Students, paints dressed as Bob Ross during a Bob Ross painting night Aug. 25 in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. Spencer works full time with FOCUS.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Mabel%20Cruz\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Mabel Cruz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prior to the event, Spencer watched one of Ross\u2019 videos to prepare for the role, taking note of his mannerisms and speech patterns. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not great at his accent or voice, but it feels very natural to say the things that he says,\u201d Spencer said. <\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A group of people paint on small canvases, using phone flashlights for light.\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68ad1c26aa411.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees paint their canvases in the dark during a Bob Ross painting night Aug. 25 in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. The lights went out halfway through the event, and students turned on their phone flashlights to continue painting.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Mabel%20Cruz\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Mabel Cruz <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said his favorite part about playing the character is that Ross was a positive person. <\/p>\n<p>While canvases were provided, some painted on different materials.<\/p>\n<p>Automotive engineering sophomore Ahmed Alzayabi painted his landscape, titled \u201cMonday Morning,\u201d on a paper towel. <\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A woman in a green shirt pours paint onto plates, leaning over a table full of paint plates.\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68ad1baf0610d.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sophie Willis, a member of Fellowship of Christian University Students, pours paint on plates during a Bob Ross painting night Aug. 25 in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. Willis said she hoped students could connect during the event.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Mabel%20Cruz\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Mabel Cruz <\/a><\/p>\n<p>An image of green grass, trees, a stick figure and a golden sun overtook the tiny sliver of the paper towel. Alzayabi said he based the painting on a regular Monday morning. <\/p>\n<p>He said he saw what everyone else was doing and wanted to paint something different. <\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A man in a curly Bob Ross wig speaks at a podium.\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68ad1c0eac1d2.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Graham Spencer, a pastor at the Fellowship of Christian University Students, speaks during a Bob Ross painting night Aug. 25 in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. Spencer began getting involved with student ministries during his time at the University of North Texas.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Mabel%20Cruz\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Mabel Cruz <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although many did not come with a background in painting, some did have a technique.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Long, resource and energy engineering junior, said she wanted her piece to be more impressionistic. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to make blobs more than more detailed realism painting,\u201d Long said. <\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A man holds a phone flashlight over a canvas as a woman paints.\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68ad1c404ee12.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Exercise science freshman Emmett Spare, left, holds a phone flashlight over Andreea Rotar\u2019s, human resources and management freshman, canvas during a Bob Ross painting night Aug. 25 in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. The Fellowship of Christian University Students provided the canvas and paint for all attendees.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Mabel%20Cruz\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Mabel Cruz <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Laughter and conversation filled the air as attendees showed one another their paintings.<\/p>\n<p>Long said events like the painting night give individuals an activity to do together while taking the edge off. <\/p>\n<p>As the night went on, Spencer gave many Ross-isms, one being, \u201cTap, tap, tap.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Long said she loves Ross\u2019 quote: \u201cWe don\u2019t make mistakes; we just have happy little accidents.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you embrace failure with that kind of attitude, you are much more free to make mistakes, and you\u2019re also free to be innovative,\u201d Long said. <\/p>\n<p>@tay._.sansom<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/news\/campus\/students-connect-with-painting-positivity-at-bob-ross-painting-night\/mailto:news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Graham Spencer, a pastor at the Fellowship of Christian University Students, paints dressed as Bob Ross during a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":176901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,9361,7371,7372,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-176900","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-campus","10":"tag-fort-worth","11":"tag-fortworth","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-tx","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115094870086747119","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}