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
art believe pat select
Traditionally, art has been for the select few. We have been brainwashed to believe that Michelangelo had to pat you on the head at birth.
art select has-beens
Traditionally, art has been for the select few.
country art college
I've never claimed that this is investment art. When we first started out, all the art colleges and universities across the country would sort of badmouth what we were doing. It's funny that a lot of them now are sending us letters saying, 'We may not totally agree with the way you paint, but we appreciate what you're doing, because you're sending literally thousands of people into art colleges.
artist people different
We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch.
artist known
There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead.
inspirational art mistake
We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.
artist people different
People might look at you a bit funny, but it's okay. Artists are allowed to be a bit different.
health insurance million seven uninsured
And we have 45 million uninsured Americans. We have seven million Californians without health insurance coverage.
amount clint eastwood money people shows
People see you on television, and they think you make the same amount of money that Clint Eastwood does. But this is PBS. All these shows are done for free.
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One of the questions that I hear over and over and over is, 'What do we do with all these paintings we do on television?' Most of these paintings are donated to PBS stations across the country. They auction them off, and they make a happy buck with 'em.
achieved time
Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don't need any more.
believe
I tell people, 'You can do this.' And they write back and say, 'You were right. I can do this. And now I believe I can do anything.'
anybody certainly hang home paint people
We show people that anybody can paint a picture that they're proud of. It may never hang in the Smithsonian, but it will certainly be something that they'll hang in their home and be proud of. And that's what it's all about.
human life
If you study my paintings, there are no signs of human life.