Bob Ross
Bob Ross
Robert Norman "Bob" Rosswas an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was best known as the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America and Europe...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth29 October 1942
CityDaytona Beach, FL
CountryUnited States of America
remember-you remembers-you world
Remember, you can do anything in your world that you want to.
mistake happy-accidents accidents
There are no mistakes, just happy accidents.
heart imagine can-do
You can do anything your heart can imagine.
laughing feel-good feels
We don't laugh because we feel good; we feel good because we laugh.
fun worry people
I have to paint fast on television because of the limited time, but I don't want people to see what I'm showing them as work, something to worry and fret over. This is supposed to be fun.
interviews turns request
I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked.
art select has-beens
Traditionally, art has been for the select few.
blue black want
Little more black, little more blue. And we'll just put that in using little crisscross strokes or--or little X's, whatever you want to call them. Whatever.
touching firsts students
Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting.
We were amazed, but we are every year.