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 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.
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.
We were amazed, but we are every year.
doubt mind
There is no doubt in my mind that he would have (killed) again.
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.
laughing feel-good feels
We don't laugh because we feel good; we feel good because we laugh.
remember-you remembers-you world
Remember, you can do anything in your world that you want to.