When the quarantine first forced us all to stay home a few months ago, the inspirational meme making the rounds was about how Shakespeare wrote
King Lear while in quarantine during the plague. Months later, most of us have barely finished reading a book, let alone writing a Shakespearean masterpiece. But let Guillermo—Jimmy Kimmel's reliable, tequila-fueled head of security—be your inspo. Like the rest of us, he’s been trying to keep himself busy in lockdown, so this week, he decided to channel his energy into becoming the next Bob Ross as a hobby. Fam, we’re not lying when we say the results are pretty dang remarkable.Donning a patented Bob Ross wig, beard, and Canadian tuxedo (anything less and we don’t want it), Guillermo struggles to follow along with a 40-year-old clip of Ross painting a mountain forest at dusk called “Sunset Aglow.” Swearing up a storm, paint dribbling down the canvas, Guillermo tries his best to follow along with the master. Guillermo fumbling through a new hobby is ALL of us right now.
“So I’m not trying to copy him,” he covers his tracks, “I’m trying to do my own thing. Remember, when you paint, you make happy mistakes.” That’s a bumper stick for 2020.After taking a shot of tequila, absolutely slaying the art of tree-painting, and struggling to keep up with Ross’s pace, Guillermo finally admits, “This is not relaxing, this is a lot of work.” But when he reveals his finished painting, we can’t lie, it’s honestly really good. Sure, it looks like a surrealist nightmare from the world of
Fraggle Rock come to life, but we kind of dig it. And given the side-by-side comparison with Ross, we would take Guillermo’s any day.[video_embed id='1987762']RELATED: Jennifer Garner offers heartfelt advice to fan [/video_embed]“I want that painting Guillermo!” Jimmy exclaimed over video-chat. “I love it!”“I will send it to you wherever you go, Lake Tahoe or wherever the f**k you’re going,” Guillermo deadpanned back. Jimmy recently announced
that he’s taking the rest of the summer off to spend (even more) time with his family and will tap a series of guest hosts to take over
Live! in his absence.
Anthony Anderson will be the first to take over the show for July 6th and 7th, followed by Billy Eichner who will host July 8th and 9th. Guests for the week include Tracee Ellis Ross, NASCAR driver
Bubba Wallace, Amy Schumer and Billy Porter.Honestly, Guillermo is our inspirational guru as we slide into this weekend. Don’t try to be perfect or emulate the masters, just do you.[video_embed id='1987595']BEFORE YOU GO: Expert interrupted on live TV by adorable daughter redesigning room [/video_embed]
