Robert Norman "Bob" Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter, art instructor, and television host.
To this day I love to catch one of Bob's 30 min painting episodes on TV. I never tire of watching him paint as he gently talks you through in that soft, kind voice. His unique method of applying oil pigment wet into wet enabled thousands to embarked on an amazing journey he called the "Joy of Painting"
There are no mistakes just happy accidents he would say. His gentle encouragement to plunge headlong with him into the unknown improved the lives of so many. He really didn't want folks to just copy him but rather to take a chance on themselves. He made it look so easy that many viewers no doubt felt unable to do what he did. But those daring soles who took the leap with him discovered something that profoundly changes their lives forever. And by the way "Bob" would if he could would say, its never to late to start.
Bob realized that everyone has the creative source flowing through them. All he wanted was to encourage as many as he could to find their own soft, kind, voice.
Thank you "Bob Ross",
Len Sodenkamp
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The image below is my version oil on panel 24 x 36 using Bobs method inspired from an episode I watched last week. Painted on a black panel using equal portions of Phthalo blue, Ivory black, and tints using titanium white.
Bob Called it, "Surprising Falls"
