Bob Ross died at 52 from cancer on July 4, 1995 Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Food and Wine, Travel + ...

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Bob Ross taught his audiences to create landscapes with gentleness and whimsy on "The Joy of Painting," a public television program, from 1983 to 1994. (Acey Harper / Getty Images) A trio of Bob Ross ...

Three paintings by beloved TV artist Bob Ross sold for a combined $600,000 at an auction on Tuesday, as part of an effort to raise funds for public broadcasting following the Trump administration’s ...

The legend of the perm. Bob Ross didn’t always have his iconic hairdo, resurfaced photos of the famous painter reveal. The black-and-white images show a clean-shaven Ross with straight hair, years ...

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in ...

We all remember the legendary Bob Ross. His calming voice and joy for painting was enough to make anyone crack a smile. For years, he graced PBS with his “happy little trees” and positive energy. Now, ...

LATE TV HOST AND PAINTER BOB ROSS WILL SOON BE UP FOR AUCTION. THE CENTRAL FLORIDA NATIVE CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE THROUGH A PBS SERIES THAT MADE HIM A HOUSEHOLD NAME, AND WESH 2’S PAOLA TRISTAN ARUDA ...

Two years ago, Barbie Sawyer accomplished a dream: She became a Certified Ross Instructor. After three consecutive weeks studying in the Florida-based program, she was ready to spread the techniques ...

Three original paintings by beloved TV artist Bob Ross sold for more than $600,000 at auction to benefit public broadcasting after stations were decimated by the Trump administration’s funding cuts.

"I can’t think of a more meaningful way to share his works of art," said Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross Inc. Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined ...