A Penticton artist wants to help people get over their fear of painting and simply create art through her new YouTube channel.

Jenny Long of Long Gallery on Main Street has created two episodes of what she hopes will be a continuing series of "how-to" painting videos, in which she demonstrates techniques and how to work with various tools.

"It was inspired by Bob Ross and his joy, utter joy, of painting," Long said. "That instructional idea where it's step by step where you just show people the medium."

Long enjoys mixing paints to create new colours. She claims she wasn't really a painter until she started embracing the abstract side of art, thanks to some instructors in college. 

She also hopes her videos will be fundamental enough that anyone can paint along with her and learn something. 

"I show you the colours, I show you the tools, and I produce a painting in that small amount of time, so you can too," Long said. 

Her videos are under 30 minutes, and feature Long creating a complete piece. Long's YouTube channel, titled "No Lines," can be found here.