Bob Ross is a National Treasure

Bob Ross was great. He met a man in the mall one time who said he loved the show but never painted anything because he was color blind. Bob then did a painting in black and white to show that anyone can paint.

Prior to his career painting on TV, he spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. As a sergeant, he did a lot of yelling. He decided not to raise his voice when he left the military.

He’s human ambien. I grew up with my grandparents, so they watched him, sewing with Nancy, Mr. Rogers, reading rainbow… all those really wholesome, relaxing shows. Add soup, warm fires, and lots of quilts… my favorite pastime as a child was napping.

Bob Ross's soothing banter and words of encouragement are an added bonus to his teaching a beautiful skill. In 1983, Bob Ross first appeared on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and it's wonderful to see peoples around the world amazed by this gentle man. His legacy lives on.

If he ever touched the brush where he didn't originally intend, he would say it was "a happy little accident". That's how most of us got here!

I love the delight in Daz's face just watching as Bob's painting unfolds. Actually a lot of people follow along with the paintings and they come out remarkably well. People who've never drawn a stick figure before. Bob's whole philosophy is not to ever scold people for doing it wrong, but instead, as long as you're following your own muse, nothing is wrong.

I told someone recently that there was not a single Bob Ross episode that you wouldn't find yourself smiling in. Something about his technique and how he talks and explains, warms the heart. "Just give him a little friend, everyone needs a friend, but you already knew he was there didnt ya" 😍 Love those smiles on your faces. Sweet man. Immortalized forever

The PBS national treasure trifecta: Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, and Levar Burton

THE GOAT! MR Bob! That’s what my grandpa used to call him. My grandad made neon signs when I was little and in the morning when he was “babysitting me” I’d watch him blow glass and listen to Trading post on the radio. Then Mr Bob was coming on so we had the little TV in there and I’d been in my spot playing GI Joes and papaw blowing glass and Mr. Bob in the background. He’d say hey look at that Pete. He called me “Pete” cause he wanted me to be named Peter but I wasn’t but he called me Pete until the day he died. So many child hood memories unlocked!

This was one my father's favorite shows. I'd watch it with him sometimes, and he'd even paint along with the show. I miss those moments. Rest in peace, Dad.

The way Daz is mesmerized was the exact same look I had as a kid watching Bob paint. “How the hell is he doing that??!!” And such a calm, soothing voice. Was very comforting to watch him create his paintings, even though I knew I’d never be able to do it.

My grandpa painted along with him (almost identical paintings, he was so good!) and gave them to all us family members as he’d finish. He passed in 2001 but I have 8 of these paintings and a true love for Bob Ross now ❤

What I find hilarious about his show was that I would always get nervous just watching him. I'd be shouting at the tv, "What are you doing?! You're going to ruin it!" And then it would magically turn into a mountain or a house. Years later I found out this was a nearly universal reaction.😂

I love Bob Ross and I loved this reaction! Please do more. The man is a national treasure.

I hadn't thought of it before but he reminds me a little of The Crafsman on KZfaq.

Bob lived and filed in the state of Indiana where i live so he was always on early morning television when i was a kid. Now its nostalgic watching it. I never knew how much i would appreciate one of these old episodes.

His "No mistakes; just happy little accidents" guided me through my learning to draw and paint.

I used to watch him on public TV every weekend. His voice is so soothing that it almost puts you to sleep.

omg yessss, paint along next time and see who’s comes out the best!

There's only a handful of people who are universally loved by everybody. Bob Ross is on that list.

In 88 I bought me a 12 pack and I had a Ross kit. three hours later I had a silly masterpiece,. I've gotten better through the years, 600 paintings, sold a couple of hundred for a few dollars. gave the others to friends and family. Bob is a blessing. I had a heart attack in95 ,, I was 40 .took me 2 years to get over it. Bob was there .,on the tv. helping me get better, I'm 69 now. God bless.

Still one of the best shows to fall asleep to. So Bob was stationed in the US Air Force in Alaska and fell in love with the landscape there. After he left, he traveled the US Northwest for awhile studying landscapes and how the land, trees, and things. He spent his time working on very particular and 16th century form of painting that was not very popular called wet-on-wet. He had learned this mostly from a German TV show made by Bill Alexander. Most painters had to do each color and layer in their paintings in separate sessions letting the paints set. The wet-on-wet technique uses a constant blending of the paints to paint quickly. This limits the techniques that can be used as well as the range of colors. But Bob found he didn't have the patience for traditional painting and he loved just inventing these worlds in his head on his work breaks. So he came up with a particular set of colors and limited himself to the fan brush, 2-inch brush, 1-inch brush, fine detail brush, and a pallet knife and worked on a particular style that could be done easily and quickly. For the show he painted each painting three times. He painted one painting in rehearsal to lay out his ideas, figure out the timing, decide on techniques, and the theme of the painting he wanted to teach in that episode. The second painting he did almost always in one take on camera (usually with very little editing). And then finally he would go through and do another one slowly for photography for his instructional books that he also sold. Stopping after each step to do step-by-step close up pictures as it progressed. Bob painted around 30,000 paintings in his life and rarely sold any of them. He instead made most of his living off selling the books and paint kits. He really rather wanted to give people the gift of knowledge and have people paint for themselves instead of coveting something he created.

I grew up watching Bob Ross. Watching him when i was kid was like meditating for me. He was so peaceful and kind and talented. He made me believe i could paint. I’m an artist today. I paint landscapes mostly. ❤ Thank you, Bob.

Bob Ross was a national treasure! He sadly passed away in 1995 when I was a child. I loved watching him; he inspired so many people to learn to paint.

23:03 I don’t care what anybody says, I think he’s a genius. The way he can make such a masterpiece with the tools he uses is amazing. Plus all his colors really all mixed and combined by the end, but still come out geniusly. I just love them.

I still watch Bob late night on PBS , his voice is like a warm cup of coco before bed . His paintings now sell for up to 20k

What I love about Bob is that he puts so much work into painting the background details in his paintings, then will cover it up with trees, or a mountain. There is an entire world in his paintings, even if you can't see it, it's there all the same.

How can you not love Bob Ross? He is missed. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

The guy’s reaction is so damn adorable. He looks like a little kid as he watches. Bob has that effect. 😍 I remember being 4 years old and watching the show with my grandma. She loved to paint and got a lot of inspiration from Bob. I’m glad she did, too. I have a deep love for art and discovered I’m pretty good with the oils, myself!

Wow, that 28 minutes went by so quickly. I was mesmerized.

Grew up watching him paint... Amazing Guy All Around....🌟

My cat’s name is Bob Ross 🐱🥰

Back in the early 80's I used to take my afternoon nap after school listening to Bob.

The Man. The Myth. The Legend. Have insomnia? He's your cure. Soothing, yet shocking at the same time. I love that we, and probably everybody watching, has the same reaction: "Oh yeah, just that easy is it?" lol

For many people, Bob Ross's voice was the first time they ever experienced ASMR. I know it was for me. Immediate calming effect.

i've always loved watching Bob Ross. I still love watching him late at night when I can't sleep.

My dad loved watching his show, but I can remember him occasionally going, "You don't need another big tree in the front! I want to see the rest of the painting." :)

The thing to remember, Bob is painting in oils, and you cannot duplicate his technique with acrylics. They just wont work that way. But even if you work in acrylics you can still learn so much from Bob. My grandfather managed to get into one of Bob Ross' classes and the snowy cabin at night he did was phenomenal.

I love Bob and miss him so much. He went too early. He used to be a military sergeant and then learned to paint. He proved anyone could learn and spent so much time teaching others to do it.

Bob Ross was absolutely brilliant! You only have so many people like this and should cherish them.

Bob's voice, demeanor, and the scenes he painted were, indeed, very therapeutic...

Bob Ross is just absolutely awesome and an amazing human being.

Bob actually did 3 versions of each painting. One practice one before the show, the one you see in the show, and then a really good one that they show during the credits.

I had forgotten how much fun it was to watch Bob, What a nice guy, and the stuff he put together used to blow my mind. He'd put four or five trees in, that gave you the impression he'd spent many minutes on each one, when in reality they literally took about 1/8th-30 seconds each. His finished paintings were always beautiful. You always just smile watching him work, at least I did, and do. His knowledge of color mixing was insane...."we want a little dirt, a little sand", three seconds later he has exactly the color he is looking for. As he said, LOTS of practice. I used to watch these as a kid, back when he first made them, on a Saturday. You'd be surprised how quickly you can come up the curve, actually, but it does take practice to make it look THAT good. When my wife told me he had died, back when he did, it made me sad. Kind of like with Mr Rodgers, just good people making the world a better place, and what more can you do than that? This was fun, thx.

I love Bob. And I love how he's soft-spoken yet smiles like crazy when it's time to beat the devil out of the brush. And he's always encouraging, always saying you can do it.

I remember watching him on PBS 35 years ago lol

It's amazing how easy he makes it look.

This episode was in 1993.

Fun party to do with friends. Gather friends, family, canvases, brushes, paint, and wine. Throw a Bob Ross wine party. Pour the wine, pop on one of his videos, and go to town. It is fun. We love to throw parties, and this is a simple one that doesn't require costumes, (we throw a lot of costume parties), and is surprisingly low cost. We use cheap paint and canvasses so it keeps the cost low. But we get to sip our wine, paint, have great conversation, and laugh a whole heck of alot. It is fun and one of my favorite parties. And no, your painting won't turn out like his, but it is still awesome fun. And the paintings don't turn out half bad.

I grew up watching Bob Ross cuz my mom always had him on the tv when his show would come on when it aired every week on PBS. If I remember right, he only does landscapes like this, nature paintings. I had no idea that PBS put a channel on KZfaq dedicated to his work like this!! These days you can stop, and rewind, and replay. Back in the 80s we couldn't do that. Trying to remember how he did it and the colors and brushes he used was near impossible. There was a lady that came on after her that only uses watercolor paint and she mostly did flowers in vases. I forget her name. Mom always watch the Sewing show too...

Loved Bob Ross! Used to watch him. Thanks for the memories!!

Bob Ross saying "it's that easy", he never understood how good and charismatic he was. Bless him and RIP

Love this Man as much for his attitude as his artwork ❤

He was a truly a beautiful human being. A mind never to be forgotten ❤️

Bob was always part of our Saturday afternoon when I was growing up. My mama watched every week, so I did, too. I didn't get it then, but I certainly learned to appreciate him as I grew up. ❤️

I love him and could listen to him forever! So talented!

This world needs more Bob Ross !!!!!

I absolutely adore Bob Ross. I remember as a kid getting home from basketball and making sure I was in front of a TV to watch The Joy of Painting which I believe always aired at 2pm every Saturday on our local PBS.

Painting landscape scenes can be relaxing; watching Bob Ross paint landscape scenes is even more relaxing. May any clouds in your day be happy little clouds.

I always liked the fact that he would tell you how and why he did each step.

The Irish Try KZfaq Channel has done a couple videos where they were buzzed drunk and were following a Bob Ross painting show. It was pretty funny what they painted LOL

The best part about Bob to me was that he never really planned out his paintings, he had general ideas of what he wanted but would just do whatever came to him at the moment. And despite the chaotic process, all his works embody peace, oneness with nature, and simple joys. Bob Ross is the Patron Saint of Painting to Beat Depression.

My daughter (38) had a ‘Paint along with Bob Ross’ event. I believe she posted it in the town where she lives as well as on Facebook. She purchased a bunch of supplies so that folks who didn’t own any would have the paint, canvas, and tools necessary. It was a big hit, and people of all ages showed up. She had beverages, wine and non-alcoholic ones, as well as cracker with cheese etc. (It was held during a super slow time at a restaurant, out on their deck.) Everyone was incredibly happy, and it opened a door for those who never felt that they had any artistic abilities. The variety of the finished paintings was fantastic, and no one ended up with a painting that looked like ‘mud’. I think you might have better results than you imagine-please try it!

Wow... memories from childhood came flooding back!!!

Loved Bob Ross on our PBS station here in Miami, was on Saturday afternoons

Love this! Every American of a certain generation or two (or three?) grew up watching this guy. I'm in my late 30s and I'll always associate him with sick days from school, parked in front of the TV. Very cozy memories. He was broadcast on PBS which is a station every American has/had at the time, as it could be accessed with any old antenna, which helped him become a national icon. Ask any American over the age of say, 25, about him, and they'll all have many things to say--all of them positive. :)

Between listening to Bob’s voice and watching him paint is very hypnotic and relaxing. ❤

I have always loved art and as a kid, I would come home from school, turn on PBS the channel he was on here. I loved watching him paint but his voice was so soothing I would fall asleep almost every time!🤣 The man was magic.

Best part of Bob Ross was Beating the Devil out of his Brushes ha-ha

I grew up watching Bob Ross, and i absolutely love him. And yes, I've done some paintings.

I loved Bob Ross as a kid. Thanks for the memories.....

He only did one painting with a person in it on the show and that person was just a silhouette from the back.

I'm always amazed when the artist does something that seems to spoil the picture, but then it turns out great.

When Bob Ross is painting, I'm studying his every move like it were the Torah.

Some years ago, Twitch streamed Bob Ross's Joy of Painting and it got a really large audience. A number of catch phrases or whatever were made... every time he'd make a "mistake", people would type "ruined!" and then he'd fix it and they'd type "clutch!" and the like. Plus his "beat the devil out of it" (when he cleans his brush) was a big hit.

Bob Ross is a fucking LEGEND! love his voice, his personality, his paintings.

I watched faithfully when I was young. Loved him.

This is the very first time I've seen a channel react to Bob Ross and I have to say, it was amazing. I remember watching Bob Ross all the time on PBS as a kid. I still watch him for that night cap. He has his own channel on Roku that plays 24/7. The brush sounds and his voice is soothing. I think everyone needs a little Bob Ross in their lives.

Bob is a magician. love it.

I loved watching him paint, when I was a young child. He was amazing.

One of my favourite thing about Bob is the fact he giggles every time he cleans his brush. ❤️

Bob Ross is the example I use to explain ASMR to someone who thinks they've never experienced it.

I always liked watching Bob paint. It's like therapy. He's really calming.

I always watched Bob Ross every day after school

the master at work, i grew up in the 80s and 90s watching this dude on tv, the one and only

He was ASMR before it even was a thing. There's nothing as soothing as watching an episode of The Joy of Painting.

I've been doing this type of painting for 40+ yrs (I'm 73) and it is easy and VERY relaxing. Where beginners go wrong is that they buy the wrong type of oil paint. The paint used is firmer than traditional oil paints.

A little "behind the scenes", Bob Ross would paint three identical paintings for each episode. He painted one painting to plan his techniques and tools and to write the script for the show (there actually weren't any "happy little accidents"). He painted one version for the intro and then the version he painted during the episode. Most of his paintings are locked in a warehouse. Every once in a while a few go to auction for charities, mostly for museums, schools, and libraries, who usually keep the paintings on display. VERY FEW are owned by private individuals. He was a perfectionist. As long as you did your job to his approval, he was very laid back, but he wanted things done right and if you didn't, there were going to be some words.

You should do a paint along! That would fun to watch! I’ve seen people from Pakistan I think doing his painting with him, they were beautiful! He had a rough life. There’s a video out there about his life.

Bab was one in a million, he's been an encouragement for beginner artists for years and is easy to listen to because of his calm, soothing style.

I used to fall asleep to his voice when my granny was watching back in the 80s!! So peaceful!

I Loved Bob Ross. His voice was so calming and his art work was Beautiful😊.😊

Whenever I wanna chill and relax or if I’m a little stressed out, I’ll watch the Bob Ross channel on Pluto TV

My mom would turn this on whenever she wanted me to take a nap when I was little lol

Bob makes it look so easy. His paintings are flawless and breathtaking.

Ah yes..Bob Ross. This unlocked a lot of childhood memories and i still watch him.

Having plain black velvet for a set backdrop is brilliant. All the light and color are concentrated on Bob and the painting, and everything seems softened. When i was a kid this was on public tv every day about the time we got home from school, and kids who were lonely loved it. Now some stations run it late at night, because people like to fall asleep to the soothing voice.

More Bob Ross! I really enjoyed this reaction.

I've watched Bob Ross since the mid eighties. He was an incredible talent.