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
touching firsts students
Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting.
interviews turns request
I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked.
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.
mother mother-love
Tender as a mothers love... And with my mother, that was certainly true.
good-day everyday paint
Everyday's a good day when you paint
hard
I stay hidden. I'm sort of hard to find.
dream pushing secure
Everybody has dreams. You are living the American dream, what's wrong with pushing to secure it for everyone?
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.
want paint ifs
If I paint something, I don't want to have to explain what it is.
littles bits little-bit
The least little bit can do so much.
heart imagine can-do
You can do anything your heart can imagine.
believe littles hobbies
I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn't know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do.
way should
Everyone is going to see things differently - and that's the way it should be.
believe secret can-do
The secret to doing anything is believing you can do it.