Bob Ross made painting fun and simple
Although I never tried to paint, I always loved watching Bob Ross painting his "happy little trees" and creating beautiful landscape paintings. His show used to be on our local PBS station on Saturdays and I would usually watch it more often than not.
He made everything look so easy that I truly believed if I went out and bought a paint set and canvas that, I too, could create such a painting. Well, I never tried and Bob Ross died on the 4th of July back in 1995. Man, he was only 52.
Check out the neat Bob Ross t-shirts and vote on the Bob Ross quotes and remember a guy that made painting fun.
The Joy of Painting
The Joy of Painting originally aired from 1983 through 1995. I didn't remember it, but each episode contained to half-hour segments where Bob showed us how to paint two different landscapes.
Man, he seemed to paint so quickly and I liked that he used the wet-on-wet technique of not waiting for each layer of paint to dry. That was always a put off to me in terms of the time it would take to paint something.
However, the best part (in my modest opinion) was the ongoing conversation that Bob Ross had with the viewer as he skillfully sculpted this amazing landscape painting. He would add some "happy little trees" here or "fluffy little clouds" there. Sometimes the trees, mountains, or clouds might need a "happy little friend nearby."
Best of The Joy of Painting still airs on our local PBS channel on Saturday mornings. I believe it is still syndicated across most (if not all) PBS stations.
Check your local listings at pbs.org.
Bob Ross T-Shirts
About Bob Ross
Robert Norman "Bob" Ross (October 29, 1942 ? July 4, 1995) was an American painter, art instructor, and television host.
With his calm, patient demeanor, Ross came to prominence as the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, a television program that ran for twelve years on PBS stations in the United States. He parlayed this success into a commercial "Bob Ross" brand: an industry of art books and supplies. He died of lymphoma in 1995 at the age of 52.
Bob Ross Painting Supplies
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Bob Ross Painting Videos
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Like I have stated earlier, the best part of the show was just listening to Bob talk. That guy could talk about amortization tables or quantum physics and I would be mesmerized.
We want happy paintings. Happy paintings. If you want sad things, watch the news.
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Bob Ross Painting Books
Best of the Joy of Painting
Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 12/17/2009) 
Bob Ross' New Joy of Painting
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Ever wish you could paint like Bob Ross?
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- Sacrae Sacrae Jun 19, 2009 @ 11:31 am
- He paints soooo cool. I took lessons and it turned out kinda good, but his paintings are like WOW!! I wish i could paint like him. And when his show comes on i just watch it and dont do anything else. I wish i could meet him one day and tell him in person that hes good.
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- robin . robin . May 25, 2009 @ 5:40 pm
- i just took my first painting class, from an instrutor. i am so pleased
bob ross is still the top artist to me.
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- mvhick aka deb mvhick aka deb Apr 24, 2008 @ 11:16 am
- I would record all Bob Ross TV shows and paint the picture later so that I could rewind as needed. He was very relaxing to listen to and made me enjoy the love of painting.
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- Doug Doug Apr 21, 2008 @ 3:47 pm
- I never realized that so many loved Bob's show as much as I did. He was every bit as mesmerizing as Shelby Foote ("The Civil War") and Carl Sagan ("Cosmos") were in their fields.....and all on PBS!
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- Helen Smith Helen Smith Apr 12, 2008 @ 10:22 pm
- I Love Bob Ross "The Joy of Painting TV Program That comes on, on Saturday. I don't take my eyes off of TV while he is on, I might miss something. THANK YOU
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Bob Ross related links
- BobRoss.com
- The official site for Bob Ross Inc. You can find all things Bob Ross here.
- HappyAfro.com
- Bob Ross pop culture styled graphics, posters, and stuff. Kind of funny.
- The Joy of Photoshop
- Someone created a tutorial that shows you how to paint like Bob Ross only you use Photoshop.
"Are you one of those people who always wanted to paint like Bob Ross?
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