Remember Bob Ross? The afro-sproutin', oh-so mellow host of Joy of Painting was a fixture on public television in the 1980s. Sadly, he left this world for that great easel in the sky, but his "happy ...

Thirty canvases, many created for viewers of Ross’s PBS series, “The Joy of Painting,” will be sold to benefit public television stations grappling with funding cuts. By Sopan Deb Whimsical clouds.

The creation of this article included the use of AI and was edited by human content creators. Read more on our AI policy here. For millions of Americans who came of age in the 1980s and early 1990s, ...

This week marks the 40th anniversary of The Joy of Painting. We revisit a story about a wildly popular Bob Ross solo exhibition in Virginia. The late PBS painter's popularity continues to soar. This ...

[Music] Hi, I'm certainly glad to see you again today. And let's do a fantastic little painting together. You know, in each series you gotta have a day that's a little crazy and this is my crazy day.