Anyone remember Bob Ross?

[Beezer]

I went to a funeral service today and this man walked in who was a dead ringer for the old TV artist/ painter Bob Ross. I kept mentioning it to anyone who would listen, but not a single person got my reference.

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Tell me you remember this wonderful painter!

 

[That Lady in PA]

I remember Bob and his happy little trees.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I'm a Bob Ross fan. He could bang out a cool painting in 20+ minutes. I really had no idea how good he was till I took a college painting class. While he's saying, "There's a happy cloud here", he was using the same classic techniques that Da Vinci used. He made it look so easy because he already worked out things like light, contrast, composition, spacing, tones, flow, color balance, etc, etc. His art just didn't happen to look good.

 

[DaneBramage496]

I went to a funeral service today and this man walked in who was a dead ringer for the old TV artist/ painter Bob Ross. I kept mentioning it to anyone who would listen, but not a single person got my reference.

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Tell me you remember this wonderful painter!

That would be the "Happy little trees" man. Sadly he had passed before i started my painting journey.

 

[Fritz]

I used to watch him to help me sleep.

 

[LoveTulips]

I loved, loved, Bob Ross. His soft voice, his happy little trees, his way with wild life, etc. He was one the original artists who got me into painting.

 

[Judycat]

I used to have the kids watch Bob Ross do a painting on Saturday mornings as a break from cartoons. Instant peace for half an hour.

 

[Paladin1950]

I remember him, but didn't watch his show that much.

 

[KSav]

I have always loved Bob Ross. One of the first disseminators of ASMR. I get relaxed just listening to him.

Netflix has a great documentary on him.

 

[Jules]

Even if he had had no artistic skills, he was an exceptional person worth being soothed by.

 

[Naturally]

I imagined that every time Bob Ross painted a happy little tree, somewhere in the world a lumberjack quit his job out of guilt.

 

[Babs2u]

I remember him. My art school friends dismissed him but I think it is great how many people became interested in painting because of him. Inspiration comes in strange places.

 

[jujube]

And then there was Jon Gnagy. Who else got a "Learn to Draw With Jon Gnagy" kit for Christmas?

Spoiler: even with his help, I never learned to draw....

 

[Coco]

Once in awhile I'll find reruns of Bob Ross on PBS . I always stop and watch. Loved when he had to clean out the brush and beat the crap out of easel leg! Even he laughed then.

 

[Babs2u]

And then there was Jon Nagy. Who else got a "Learn to Draw With Jon Nagy" kit for Christmas?

Spoiler: even with his help, I never learned to draw....

Do you remenber "Draw Me" on matchbook covers?
I did it and some men came to my house and tried to sign me up. I didn't bite. I was probably 10 years old.

 

[mrstime]

Never heard of him, must not have been on Canadian TV.

 

[Beezer]

Bob really did have that 'soothing' voice didn't he?

Your pants could be on fire and Bob would say something like..."Relax now. The flames certainly add a dimension to the overall make up of your wardrobe."

 

[Beezer]

Never heard of him, must not have been on Canadian TV.

I believe he was on the American network called PBS...but I got the channel here in Canada all of those years ago.

 

[Rakaia]

I only heard of him because I watched a documentary about him, it was both interesting and sad.

 

[DaveA]

Never heard of him, must not have been on Canadian TV.

I live in the States and I never heard of him? What year(s) was he on TV?

 

[jujube]

Jon Gnagy actually was the forerunner of "learn to draw/paint" on TV; he was the first artist to appear on TV in 1946 and had a program in the early 50's.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Decades ago a friend who was about 9 years younger than me turned me on to Bob Ross. She said she watched him because of his calm, soothing voice. I started watching him too. He was soothing. You didn't make a painting mistake, you had "happy little accidents". His technique and how fast he did those paintings amazed me. I got tired of the cabin scenes though. It was sad to see him go. R.I.P. Bob

 

[Marie5656]

Happy little trees

 

[Timewise 60+]

I liked Bob Ross and watched him a lot. I even did some painting based on watching his shows, he was a very talented artist and entertainer.