Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting

Description

Celebrating the soft-spoken man who encouraged millions of people to create their own art, Bob Ross is the first-ever comprehensive overview of Bob Ross's artwork, influence on pop culture. Full of the acclaimed signature art created by America's favourite art instructor, Bob Ross contains more than 300 pieces of Bob's art features his most famous quotes, an essay chronicling his life and continuing effect on pop culture, as well as information on the technique he used to create his art.

Bob Ross (1942-1995), was an American painter, art instructor, and the creator/host of PBS's The Joy of Painting and Beauty is Everywhere, instructional painting technique television series that originally ran from 1982 until 1994. Joan Koslwoski is the president of Bob Ross, Inc.

"You probably remember him from his instructional TV shows, in which he patiently, soothingly demonstrated how to paint "happy little" clouds, trees, mountains and seascapes. Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting (Rizzoli/Universe) is a calming collection of some 300 pieces of the late artist's work, accompanied by his inspirational quotes-like 'Success with painting leads to success with many things.' " -Parade Magazine