Cloud Study?

Today I wanted to attempt my first cloud study.  I watched a video on how to paint clouds, and I had asked Christina the instructor of my workshop how I should go about it.  Unfortunately, the materials I ordered for this work had not yet arrived, so I simply used a board I had purchased at Michael's.  Well, the board refused to accept the oil paint, even when I slathered it with globs of color.  So instead, I need up with this mess: