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Bob Ross' The Joy of Painting
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I'm not the artistic type myself, but I love this programme.
I never follow Bob, but I do enjoy watching him, his painting style and his tone of voice, plus his friendly manner seems so relaxing and really captures you.
It is very sad that he did of cancer back in 1995.
Any other fans?
I never follow Bob, but I do enjoy watching him, his painting style and his tone of voice, plus his friendly manner seems so relaxing and really captures you.
It is very sad that he did of cancer back in 1995.
Any other fans?
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I also used to love Watercolour Challenge and wish it was still on TV!
Loved it. He was very Zen and hip about the way he just let the paintings appear.
His style and manner of teaching was open and fresh.with an emphasisi on just see how it goes.
Hugely inspiring for simplicity and magnificent layering and structure and yes the tree technique.
Sad to hear he died but sure he appears to make the landscapes I keep seeing .
Thanks Bob for making me see life from a different perspective.:cool:
Absolutely lovely guy.
*Apparently, when he was younger, he was a U.S. marine, and a real,mean "S.O.B.!"
He seemed to have had some kind of rebirth in later life as a "gentle soul!"-makes me appreciate him even more!
I dont even paint either or know anything about painting at all but his show is just fantastic.
But his paintings looked like something you would find in a pound shop.
You can see them here don't worry it's not an advert
http://smoorbs.deviantart.com/art/Bob-Ross-357888747
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I really hate his trees.
And a beaver.
I loved when he would paint a tree then paint the tree a "friend" haha
Patton Oswalt has a great routine about Bob Ross and/vs WIlliam Alexander
*Russell Brand did the same thing when he used to host his BBBM : always the exact same show but always utterly wonderful (the two shows, BRTJOP and BBBM, of course quite different from each other)
Let me just put a tree there... 'citin!
He's not a real artist.
Does it claim to be? I think the whole idea is that anyone can do it if they follow the technique. Some will have more flair than others as in any other creativity. Not everyone can be a great artist but everyone can enjoy painting. I saw a demonstration of this technique at a recent U3A monthly meeting and without exception everyone was stunned by it, though many doubted that they could do it. There was a landscape type of painting as seen on the shows and also a new technique floral 'portrait' sized painting. A workshop was set up for those who did want to do it and I am going along next month. The results the demonstration achieved were fantastic and not a bit charity shop.
Knitting and sewing is creativity by numbers to some extent, but you can create your own designs and patterns, choose colour schemes, add or subtract elements, cobble together or sew a fine seam.
There is a place for everything even painting by numbers if for example it helps patient recovery.
The man who demonstrated it had been a ski instructor but a bad accident put paid to that so his wife got him interested in this and he went from strength to strenth with it.