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Business Red carpet event helps Women Build P5 Kids Suntree Summer Camp P8 Community Angels in the Attic P14 Viera Voice Backpacks JULY 2010 The Newspaper of Viera & Suntree A Bluewater Creative Group Publication VIERAVOICE.COM VOLUME 3 • ISSUE 6 Bieber page 4 for VIERA VOICE Meagan McGone Certified Bob ross Instructor Barry Traxler gives tips to Jackie strohfus during a painting class on saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Viera regional Community Center. Barry Traxler teaches Bob ross painting style in Viera BY MEAGAN MCGONE Barry Traxler remembers how, as a hild, he admired Bob Ross on his TV how, The Joy of Painting. Traxler was scinated by Ross’ soft-spoken style f teaching audiences to create a masterpiece in less than 30 minutes. “I had always wanted to paint, but hen I was in grade school, one of my eachers suggested there were two reas that I should avoid when looking VIERA VOICE 7331 OFFICE PARK PLACE SUITE 300 VIERA, FL 32940 Presort Std U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 1979 Orlando, FL Permit No. 753 for a career: art and music,” Traxler said. “I followed her advice for many years.” Traxler continued to watch Ross every week, not forgetting his secret desire was to paint with oil. His desire became a reality in 2004, when Traxler received a gift certificate from his family for two Ross-style painting classes Traxler learned Ross’ wet-on-wet painting technique under the instruc-tion of Bernie Oropallo, an interna-tional instructor for Bob Ross Inc. Oropallo travels the world teaching and certifying students in Ross-style painting. He convinced Traxler to ob-tain his teaching certification by at-tending a three-week training course at the Bob Ross Workshop in New Smyrna Beach. BoB ross see page 11 page 2 ATLANTIC EYEMD Board Certified in Ophthalmology VotedOne of the TopDoctors and Top Ophthalmologists inAmerica •Cararact Surgery •Laser •Pediatric • Glaucoma •Diabetes State of Art Surgery Center FREDERICKHO,MD www.DrHo.cc 321-757-7272 23 Years Excellence in Ophthalmology 8040N.WickhamRd. Melbourne
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