Remembering a Legend.

[lockedout]

Robert Norman "Bob" Ross was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He is best known as the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, a television program that ran for more than a decade on PBS in the United States and Canada.
Born: October 29, 1942, Daytona Beach
Died: July 4, 1995, New Smyrna Beach
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Artwork: Northern Lights, The old mill, Mountain Retreat, Alaskan Waterfall, More
Spouse: Jane Ross, Lynda Brown
Children: Steven Ross

He was an Icon a legend and a pop culture figure. He is what inspired me to be an artist. Today would have been his 74th birthday. Missed but not forgotten, R.I.P.

[Ineras]

Yes! I wish we could all paint happy little clouds like he could!

[silentkillin]

we should all paint happy little trees in honor of him.

[Kalyyn]

17 years after his death, we have still not discovered the secret to those happy little clouds...

---------- Post added 2012-10-29 at 06:45 PM ----------

Also, did not know that Bob Ross was dead >.>

[Soisoisoi]

He's dead? But I still watch him painting mountains at 4am.

I am actually sad right now.

[Beazy]

Happy little trees. Man that guy was bad ass, and no matter how hard I tried to follow his instruction, my trees were never freaking happy.

=o[

[Tradewind]

Oh, Bob Ross. Phew, I was worried you were wishing Goebbels happy birthday. He didn't like happy little trees at all.

[Blueobelisk]

At first I was kind of annoyed at this kind of remembrance thread, but then I realized who you were talking about.

They have one of those pictures of him above the google search function:



I remember once my uncle explained this guy to me when his show was on, and what a genius as fuck painter he was. I actually thought he was incredible.

[Stuffs]

And now we add the happy G