Robert Norman Ross was an American painter, art instructor and television host. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States and in Canada, Latin America and Europe. Ross used a wet-on-wet painting technique of painting without a thin layer of paint over a thin base of paint.
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Robert Norman Ross was an American painter, art instructor and television host. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States and in Canada, Latin America and Europe. During each half-hour segment, Ross would instruct viewers in the quick, wet on wet oil painting technique, painting a scene without sketching it first, but creating the image directly from his imagination, in real time. The show ran from January 11, 1983 to May 17, 1994, but reruns still continue to appear in many broadcast areas and countries, including the non-commercial digital subchannel network Create. In the United Kingdom, the BBC re-ran episodes during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 while most viewers were in lockdown at home. Ross was noted for his permed hair, which he ultimately disliked but kept after he had integrated it into the company logo. He also cared for injured animals, including armadillos, snakes, alligators and squirrels, one of which was later featured in several episodes of his television show. After his death, ownership of the company was passed to the Kowalskis, who used his show to promote a line of art supplies and class recordings. Ross used a wet-on-wet painting technique of painting without a thin layer of paint over a thin base of paint. He would often take injured squirrels and other animals, usually in his garden, and paint them in particular, usually on his garden fence.
Ross also filmed wildlife, including squirrels in particular. He had a half-brother, Jim, whom he mentioned in passing on his show. Ross dropped out of high school in the 9th grade. He died in 2011 at the age of 83. He is survived by his wife, Annette, and their two children. He has a son, Robert, and a daughter, Jennifer. He used to care for injured squirrel and small animals, and also cared about injured animals in his Florida garden. He once cared for armadills, snakes and alligators. He often painted squirrels on the back of his truck. He painted squirrel and other small animals on the front of his car. He taught other artists how to paint squirrels. He later taught others how to do the same thing. Ross had a son and daughter, Robert and Jennifer, who are both artists. He retired from the Air Force in 1981 as a master sergeant. He went on to become a traveling salesman and tutor. He sold Alaskan landscapes that he would paint on novelty gold-mining pans. He eventually became a successful business owner. Ross died in 2012 at age 80. He left the military in order to focus on his art business, which would become a USD 15million business–– Bob Ross Inc–––. Ross later became widely known via his internet presence. He wrote a book about his experiences, “Joy of Painting: The Art of Painting”
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