The enduring popularity of artist Bob Ross
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- In the 1980s and ‘90s Bob Ross hosted the public television series “The Joy of Painting,” until his death in 1995 at age 52. But ever since, the artist’s instructions in how to paint “happy little trees” have only grown more popular. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks back at the canvas of Ross’ career and the big picture of his life lessons.
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He helps me go to sleep. As a Marine living with PTSD he helps me get to sleep at night with his calm, positive smooth voice.
He was in the service and stationed in Alaska which inspired many of his landscape paintings.
Me too. He and Mr. Rogers always eased my struggle with PTSD.
Ditto. And I’m just a musician who has trouble turning my brain off
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS FOR A RESPECTED AND APPRECIATED MARINE! 😁
I'm glad you found something to help you, I think Bob would have been happy to read this
Some of my high schools students would put Bob Ross videos on while studying. I saw them do this in the library one day and asked if they knew who he was (because I watched him with my mom when I was their age) and why they chose him. They said that his voice calmed then down and allowed them to focus. Bob Ross' influence is multi-generational and not just in painting.
“There are no mistakes, only happy little accidents” 🥰🥰
Bob and Mr. Rogers, the voices of calm on PBS.
Don’t forget Levar!
Add Lavar Burton to the mix and you've got the trifecta of calm, cool, and collected.
Bob Ross helped so many people with his calm voice! We miss you!
Yeah it's hard to believe that he was a drill sargent before he started painting
*Bob's voice is like smooth velvet and his sweet soul is like a happy little cloud. 🥰*
I love how he replaced “mistakes” with “happy accidents” since there’s really no right or wrong in art!
I'm 50 and learned to paint with him. I'm still doing it🙂
When my mom became blind, she always said that she could see Bob's painting because he made it so real.
So some in the art community looked down on Bob Ross’ art but they consider a dot in the middle of a canvas or paint splatter to be art.
Thank you Bob Ross 😊
I grew up watching Bob Ross. He got my mother interested in painting. Fast forward to 2020, my 26 year old son is watching the same episodes I watched. He is a classic and will be cherished for generations.
I'm so grateful for all the Bob Rosses of the world--someone to give you a gentle nudge to do the things you didn't think you could do. In a world of chaos and stress, you hear that calm, gentle voice that says, it's going to be ok--there are no mistakes, just happy accidents and helps us to see the world as it could or should be. A happy little world where beauty lives.
Lots of us latchkey kids on limited channels in need of social-emotional learning #PBS
💯💯💯
Very true! He's magic.
It was this and the dulcet sound of LeVar Burton’s voice.
I didn't know he died so young. :-( I remember watching him paint as a kid. It was like magic as images appeared.
I didn't know he died at all. He was still on TV. I pulled him up on wikipedia to find he died 25 years ago.
Right? I was so surprised to hear that! Shows it doesn’t take long to make an impact. 💜
The art world is one of the biggest hustles in the world. If you love art, please watch The Price Of Everything. Thank you for years of amazing art, Mr. Ross.
There’s never another Bob Ross or another Julia Child. There’s only one of them.
I loved when he would have his little squirrel in his shirt pocket. So adorable
He is so calm and positive. We all need that in our lives - that's why his shows will be popular, even decades from now.
He brought joy to millions. How many of his critics can say that?
It's good to see he has finally gotten some recognition he deserves by having some of his work in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian. As for his paintings, they weren't meant for art critics they were made for people who might never have painted in their lives.
My office did a virtual Bob Ross class for our Christmas party. It changed a lot of us.I’ve been doing art for the last few months, it’s very calming. He will always be relevant.Thanks Bob. ❤️
Bob Ross....the American treasure whose voice & stature calmed our storms on & off the canvas!! Thanx 4 being such a blessing Bob Ross...rest in power!!🤗🌞💗
Loved his hair. Found him boring as a child and mad because there was nothing to watch but Bob. Thank you for the memories. 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Interesting that they called his hair "curious ".. not really a good description of his trademark look. Bushy hair for the guy that painted beautiful bushes..lol!🤣😎
He hated his hairstyle on the show, but they made him keep it because it became part of his brand. The show had a low budget when they started and they decided it was cheaper to have his hair "permed" than for Bob to have a short haircut that would need to be cut for every episode.
When my sister was first pregnant, she turned to his program for his soothing voice.
I would always watch Bob Ross every Saturday afternoon with my late grandmother when I was a little girl. Even the last few episodes he had made before he passed away....the best memories I ever had and the best show ever! Miss you, Bob!
Hearing that Bob Ross paintings are in the Smithsonian made my day!
As a Person fighting with depression and some trauma Bob Ross gives me peace at night. Thanks Bob for everything
I've been seeing quite a few comments like yours and that tells you how good he was. When you have former soldiers saying he helps with their PTSD you know Bob's show is doing something more than just painting.
I like listening to him.. my mom found him while channel searching and she loved him. He brings peace while pating especially now that we need it the most.💖
I'm a artist I love watching bob he was humble man and believed the best in everyone
Bob Ross is the only person who could paint a chain reaction car wreck and make it sound serene and tranquil. "I'll put in some happy little corpses..."
He was the best PBS entertainer, next to Mr. Rogers. Smiles, happiness, and a loving soothing voice is what they shared. RIP
So sad this man died so young. He was a positive force, and God knows the world needs as many of them as possible.
Love this SO much... Thank You, Lee Cowan & CBS Sunday Morning... Thank YOU, Bob Ross...
The James Dean of painting- 🎨 🖼 Gone too soon, but a huge star after passing away! And that calming voice!!
Bob Ross. What a special fella. To think he wanted to make painting accessible to anyone just speaks to who he intrinsically was. Hope you have found your happy place, Mr. Ross. You were one of a kind. ❤️
Just beautiful! So happy his works are in the Smithsonian.
Me too!!
RIP Mr Ross and Thank You fir touching so many ppl.
So sad he passed at a young age.
I used to watch his show every time it was on. I'll always love the man and the artist!
My son loved him when he was young watching him with intensity and awe!
I love his beautiful artwork. His voice was so calming.
May his memory be a blessing. 🙏🏼
Yep. This made me smile 😁
I got goosebumps when they said 4 of his paintings were put in the Smithsonian.....BRAVO!!!
I enjoyed watching Bob Ross as a kid. He definitely was like a paint brush magician. Also, He’s the first and only Caucasian man I ever seen with a tight Afro.
He had what we call back home a "cookie bush"😊.....I use to love too watch him paint....
Bob got me to paint 2 months ago at age 82. It only takes patience and a desire to do it
WHAT A WONDERFUL SOUL!!!! If only we had a Bob Ross in each of our lives for reals 💖💖💖💖💖🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
Wow I must have been under a rock for the last 40 years, as I’d never heard of Mr Ross until today. Very inspiring stuff.
More or less, you've never turned on PBS.
I'm 27 and I've been watching Bob Ross since I was 8.
He is an American Icon. I wish cbs would've made mention of his mentor Bill Alexander who taught him the methods and the lingo. The Magic of Oil Painting on PBS pre- dates Bob. Check out Wiki.
You are so right, Bill was the real master artist he could paint anything not just mountains and tree's. He also said make a happy buck first.
Very true! Mr Alexander was also a warm and wonderful man, as well as a great presenter and teacher. We saw him do a painting at a mall in Nashua, NH and afterward signed autographs and encouraged budding artists who flocked there that night. He came into the limelight late in life so did not have as long of a career on PBS, but was the original and inspired many as well, including Mr. Ross, of course!
I love Bob Ross paintings, I really enjoyed watching him as a kid growing up in 80's/90's.
Bob Ross's current popularity has to do with a yearning to return to a simpler, gentler time. Back in the 1980s and 90s most communities had many versions of Bob Ross, local eccentrics and artists who taught at the local high school, college or night school, middle-aged hippies just floating through the world softly encouraging those around them. People like him are more afraid to be out in the world today, afraid that they'll be mocked, harassed, dismissed, not taken seriously, assumed to have an ulterior motive or agenda, snarked at. Seeing a man like that in a simpler time like that before most of the internet or social media is an antidote to all the sarcastic cynicism, selfishness, "bro" toxic masculinity and extreme aggression celebrated in our society today.
valid and good point
There is nothing toxic about masculinity or femininity. You have been taught a hateful lie that consumes people. I will pray for you
Love watching Bob here in Ireland 🇮🇪
4:50 Kitch is a hilarious assignation coming from an art world that was between Warhol and Koons. Ross was the Rockwell of his day, being underappreciated during your lifetime by the art world is almost like a backhanded compliment.
So Bob Ross was painting in bullet time, where the world stood still around him and he was able to just completely chill paint a masterpiece.
My mom learned how to paint watching Mr Ross. Back in the 90's my parents recorded using VCR tapes lol Love all his incredibly awesome paints that inspire many fans around the world.
Bob Ross is the John Denver of painting!
And got his inspiration from the same Colorado mountains.
@ S Lewis. Nicely said ❤️ Both so special and gone too young
@@emilykliemann4346 Indeed
Bob Ross is definitely one of the many reasons we need to support PBS. There were Saturday's I would just curl up on my couch with a blanket and let all my stress float away. 🙏🏾🙌🏾👍🏾
I've seen a number of comments like yours and that speaks volumes for how much of a calming influence Bob was and is to so many people, especially these days.
In my first semester of college I wrote about Bob Ross for my Philosophy of Art term paper. I said that the real artistic value of Ross was in his performance rather than the paintings themselves, pretty as they may be. For example, if you watch Bill Alexander's show (he mentored Ross), it's much less heartwarming and encouraging, yet both shows teach virtually the same technique. The reason you know Bob Ross' name and not Bill Alexander's is because Ross' performance makes the show. Even if you find his paintings banal or kitch (like much of the art world did), you surely must feel something when hearing Bob tell you that you can do anything. It's that performance that immortalized him. I got an A+ on the paper
It makes one wonder if any of the great painters could do what Bob did in not only teaching you how to paint but do it in a way that wouldn't make you feel bad about yourself. As the producer said he gave the watchers license not just in painting but in life as well.
Bob Ross was a treasure.
Just a gifted guy. He brought and still does a sense of calm and order in the crazy world
The had a segment on Bob Ross and LeVar Burton on the same show!? I'm glad I caught them here. Two incredible artists and human beings. They added so much to the world!😎😎
He was amazing in his own right! Miss him, his happy little accidents and his love for animals. He was my guru back in the day! Happy trails. Thank you PBS...
Such a calm in a stressful part of my life ❤
I watch Bob all the time. He taught me a lot about art.
Bob Ross - inspiration for ASMR
Before ASMR on YT, this was the OG.
I would watch his episodes and fall asleep 😏
I painted to his show in the ‘80s, he was calming.
He is the cure for my anxiety issues and I am completely mesmerized by him.
Who doesn't love Bob Ross! He inspired me to grab my first canvas and the rest is history. I love Him, and I want to go to see his resting place in Gotha FL to say thank you Bob! I went to his little school in New Smyrna fl and they said to me That he was the same Bob on and off TV an authentic man with Carisma and Good Heart. Bill Alexander was who got him started, he had a show and then Bob too was given that opportunity and I believe Bill got a little jealous you know the saying 'The Student became the Master' Bill was good too and deserves credit although I say that Bob had it in him and he just needed confidence. Bill was a bit loud his voice was not soft at all, and would not put Babies to sleep like Bob Ross did with his soothing voice, Even I by just watching and listening to him fell asleep, So I decided to record him and watch later when I was wide awake, and so it was easier to follow him since I could stop the video when I was painting. I tell my Husband that one day I'm gonna be in heaven painting with Bob 😉
I always used to watch Bob Ross at my grandparents house in the 90s and early 2000s. They never had cable and PBS was a local channel. Something about him made it fun to watch as a kid.
I watch him every night before bed. Totally distracts my mind and calms me down. I LOVE BOB ROSS! And the guy who has taken over his YT is actually pretty great too!
Wow all of his paintings so Life like and the details of all of them are spectacular!
Respects to a wonderful artist... RIP
Who are the 11 soulless sad sacks who disliked a story about the American treasure known as Bob Ross?
Those are the paint brushes he beat the devil out of! :P
@@89horizon ☺️🤭
The same SOULESS sacks who indentify with only the tricks, not the treats!!😉
WOW his art at 4:50 is breathtaking! I want to see more Bob Ross’ personal art pieces, I think he deserves it 💜🤗
Well, it is good to see the Smithsonian added some of his paintings to their permanent collection.
Love this
Rest well Bob
What a beautiful soul!!
Yrs ago when i first got married and did NOT have cable and dealin w depression.His voice and his painting was so chill and relaxing !!He was EVERYTHING!!💘
The world could use Bob Ross right now!
I think during the pandemic Bob may have picked up some new viewers and helped a lot of people through the insanity with his calm demeanor and the like.
Brings me back to my childhood
Just subscribed to his TH-cam channel 👍☮️
I remember the day he passed....never forget.
He was an icon...Daddy made my brother and I watch him on Saturdays when we would much rather watch sports...Dad said and still does we needed balance and culture...more to life than sports...I also made my son watch Bob Ross at times as well..said the same thing...thankfully my son painted well growing up me not so much
Happy little trees 😁
Golly, he touched so many lives.
And every painting in that class looked like a masterpiece.
WTF? I think I will try to do a Bob Ross tutorial....
See you in heaven Bob...we miss you.
Part of the “chill/love” trinity of Bob Ross, Mr. Rogers, and Steve Irwin.
"I can't afford to hate people, I don't have that kind of time" - Bob Ross 😏
Don't forget William Bill Alexander. He started the wet on wet technique and predated Bob. He painted on PBS too.Both are legends.
I loved him!!!!
Gentle genius
Bob Ross deserves a presidential medal 🏅of freedom! If Mr Rodgers was able to get it he should too! America needs more bob ross like people! Maybe then this country could get back to a sense of peace and less chaos!
The soothing voice of Mob Boss Bob Ross
Thank you Bob Ross!
He was amazing
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Anyone who grew up in the 80's was partially raised by Bob Ross. He is an American treasure.
The curator is right! It is in the self confidence, not in the painting. Brilliant.
Great story!
I didn’t really care for his art but I sure did love his positivity, and the world can sure use some of that positivity right now.
Loved his art because I knew what it was and where it came from..his heart
Happy little tree