The Joy of Bob
Bob Ross specialised in landscape paintings which were mostly inspired by his time living in this state.
What is Alaska
This technique inspired by Bill Alexander was the method Bob used for his paintings.
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This series on PBS was hosted by Bob Ross for a total of 31 seasons.
What is The Joy of Painting
Bob loved to add these happy little additions to a vast majority of his landscape paintings.
What are trees
Bob's famous curly hair was not natural, but instead created by this common hairdressing method which he secretly disliked.
What is a perm
20 years Bob spent as a drill sergeant in this branch of the military.
What is the Air Force
This metal tool was what was used to scrape the paint onto the canvas to create his famous mountains.
What is a palette knife
For each episode this many paintings were created despite only one being created on camera.
What are three
Bob defined this word as "a pursued interest" because anything that you are willing to practice you can do.
What is talent
This state was the home of the original studio where the Joy of Painting was first filmed.
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During a carpentry accident Bob lost part of this extremity.
His finger
This pigment was his most famous, as he used it for his fluffy clouds and majestic mountains.
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Each episode was filmed in a span of this much time. Meaning bob and the viewers had to work fast!
What is 30 minutes
When cleaning his brushes he would always beat this entity out of it to remove the excess paint thinner.
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Bob made no money from the Joy of Painting television show. Instead he made his money from these two side jobs.
What are selling supplies and teaching art classes
Bob's son who was occasionally featured on the Joy of Painting series.
Who is Steve Ross
This type of uniquely shaped brush was used to create his famous "Happy Little Trees"
What is a fan brush
Bob's paintings were not sold after his passing and the ending of his show instead they were...
What is donated
At the end of every episode, Bob signed of with this famous catchphrase.
Despite keeping his calm positive demeanor in the public eye, Bob was diagnosed with this form of cancer which eventually took his life.
What is Lymphoma
His love of animals started at a young age. As a matter of fact he even kept this famous floridian animal in his bathtub as a child!
What is an alligator
Because of the paints that were used this hazardous material was needed to clean the brushes. Many believed it lead to him becoming sick.
What is odorless paint thinner
Bob greatly appreciated his viewers and truly wanted them to believe that everyone could paint so when a fan sent him a letter saying he could never paint because he was color blind Bob did this in response.
What is create an artwork in full greyscale
Because of Bob's time in the military he vowed to never raise his voice again, that was until his son heard him over the phone yelling to them "You will never get my this"
What is name
After passing away Bob's likeness and trademarks were all left to this family despite much protest.