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30 years ago today, Bob Ross, an American painter and art instructor, died. He created and hosted The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I watched Bob Ross when I was young. It was a great program. I never painted anything not have I tried any of his techniques, because I knew it always looks a lot easier on TV than it actually it. But I liked watching him create nice-looking landscapes in minutes on late-night TV. It was relaxing.

Bob Ross was a great human being and he died too young. I miss him.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

There is a youtube channel that runs his shows every weekend.