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
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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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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.
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We get letters every day from people wanting more mountains. As many as I paint, they still say, 'Give me more mountains.'
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I don't intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves.
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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.
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We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch.
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People look at me like I'm a little strange, when I go around talking to squirrels and rabbits and stuff. That's ok. That's just ok.
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People might look at you a bit funny, but it's okay. Artists are allowed to be a bit different.
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I guess I’m a little weird. I like to talk to trees and animals. That’s okay though; I have more fun than most people.
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The truth is we tend to let people shuffle around from door to door because we haven't integrated, ... We have not been doing an adequate job for these people.
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And we have 45 million uninsured Americans. We have seven million Californians without health insurance coverage.
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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.
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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.
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Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don't need any more.