# What was that painter guys' name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 5, 2010, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-painter-guys-name/563018 "2010-12-05T07:20:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![zeldarae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f14d63/32.png) [@zeldarae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeldarae)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-painter-guys-name/563018/41 "2010-12-08T22:55:55Z")
Bob was the best thing to watch whilst coming off of acid. Ah, I miss those days. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-painter-guys-name/563018/42 "2010-12-09T09:42:06Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > That jarring juxtaposition of personalities makes it kind of a popular [theme for urban legends](http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/knotts.asp) (Don Knotts was a drill sergeant, Fred Rogers was a sniper, etc.) No idea on Bob Ross and what he did in the military, but I’d assume the drill sergeant story along the lines of this. As an aside - the template for this is probably Don _Adams_, who played the bumbling spy Maxwell Smart on _Get Smart_, who was a Marine, fought on Guadalcanal, and spent the rest of the war as a Marine Corps DI. (statements that he was he only member of his unit to survive Guadalcanal are unproven) ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-painter-guys-name/563018/43 "2010-12-09T18:27:24Z")
This is kind of related, but in the second half of the 80’s, when I was young, I remember a show that showed you how to draw. It was just a guy drawing and telling you how. I could swear that Bob Ross would have a small part somewhere in this show where he would do a real quick painting in 3 or 4 minutes. Anyone remember this or am I mixing up different shows? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-painter-guys-name/563018/44 "2010-12-09T19:39:39Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > ISTR he and Bill Alexander rarely used brushes per se, instead opting for an assortment of knives. That’s one of the things I found fascinating to watch. He used knives to good effect when laying down a base, and also for making spectacular snowy mountains. His largest brush was usually for blending things like clouds and water reflections. I really like his method for cleaning brushes, though. **garygnu** : The trick with wet-on-wet is to apply thicker paint over thin. If you try to do the opposite, you end up with an indefinable mess. ---
**Author:** ![mckall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mckall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mckall)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-painter-guys-name/563018/45 "2010-12-09T19:55:41Z")
> [@FordTaurusSHO94](#): > > This is kind of related, but in the second half of the 80’s, when I was young, I remember a show that showed you how to draw. It was just a guy drawing and telling you how. I could swear that Bob Ross would have a small part somewhere in this show where he would do a real quick painting in 3 or 4 minutes. Anyone remember this or am I mixing up different shows? I remember that guy too but I can’t for the life of me remember his name. He usually followed Ross, unless there was _Sewing with Nancy_ which can’t possibly still…be… > **[Watch Sewing With Nancy on PBS Wisconsin](https://pbswisconsin.org/watch/sewing-nancy/)** > > Sewing, quilting and embroidery techniques for hobbyists of all skill levels. Oh My God! She’s still on? Anyone else ever watch her? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-painter-guys-name/563018/46 "2010-12-09T19:59:54Z")
After that, _Lilias Yoga and You_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-painter-guys-name/563018.md?page=2)