# Bob Ross

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross/620073>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 26, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross/620073 "2012-04-26T22:50:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross/620073/21 "2012-04-28T17:47:55Z")

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One point many people seem to be missing is that you can make a Bob Ross (type) painting yourself. You really can. That was his point.

I have no art talent whatever, have trouble drawing stick figures. I decided to give his method a try. First painting was pretty bad, colors all scrambled and gooped together. Second was “Whoa! That looks like a mountain.” My third Bob Ross painting is still hanging on my wall. My parents, my brother and sister, and several friends also have one of my paintings displayed. And I sold a few for $100 each.

I stopped doing the paintings when he died, but the stuff is still available for anybody who wants to give it a try. It takes longer than 30 minutes (more like a few hours), but if you just do what he says step by step you do end up with a picture that looks a whole lot like the one he painted. His techniques really work.

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**Author:** ![RotonSan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@RotonSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotonSan)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross/620073/22 "2015-05-22T14:52:00Z")

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> [@Mewl\_Dear](#):
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> I assume that if you opened this thread you know who he is/was.  
> Has anyone seen or owned one of his paintings?  
> Are they worth anything?

I grew up with his show, and I love watching it. I’ve always wanted to learn painting and when I found Bob Ross’s DVD at eBay, I fall in love and bought another one from [artistsupplysource.com](http://artistsupplysource.com) and decided this was the time. A lot of times, I just listen to Bob talking in the background while I do something else. He’s just so soothing to listen to. Thank you very much for sharing whole episode. I didn’t get chance to buy his painting but I am proud of having his DVDs.

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