As much as millions adored the late PBS personality and painter Bob Ross through his program The Joy of Painting, it also inspired filmmaker and writer Brit McAdams to provide the reference for Owen Wilson's Carl Nargle While both host painting programs on their local PBS stations and sport a signature afro, the similarities end there[...]
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They would like to show you the trailer for the documentary about the man whose laid-back approach to art inspired numerous armchair Rembrandts to pick up a brush and enjoy The Joy of Painting But as there almost always is, there is a deeper story behind the joy Bob Ross mostly painted landscapes, mountains, lakes,[...]
With the documentary and subsequent biopic of Fred Rogers starring Tom Hanks released, I think we're due to explore another PBS figure who brought pleasantness to the airwaves in Bob Ross, the host of The Joy of Painting.
Bob Ross in The Joy of Painting Image courtesy of Jansen Media
Continued Cultural Relevance of Bob Ross
Why Ross?[...]
The Funko blog had the happy announcement:
Happy little trees.
You heard it, Bob Ross is joining the Funko family!
The soft-spoken creator and host of The Joy of Painting,
is now receiving the Pop! vinyl treatment.
Get to painting and add him to your
collection this Summer!
Now, if you don't know who this is: I feel sorry for you[...]