Bob Ross style painting

Bob Ross is the ultimate motivator. After years of watching Bob paint hundreds of 30 minute masterpieces, I finally decided to try it. I've never painted before as you can see, but it really is easy once you get a little practice.

I bought his master paint set which comes with instructions and a glossy print of the painting project. The example painting is quite beautiful. Mine wasn't.

Then I tried doing a black canvas and only using 3 colors. The result was almost good:

What am I gonna do with these things?