"Start gentle at the top, and then tap a little more," instructed artist Chris Severn. It's the beginnings of a happy scene inside a Friday night Wescosville Art Class. "Every tree needs a buddy," ...

Growing up, writer and director Brit McAdams was fascinated by the quietly captivating Bob Ross. He regularly watched Ross’ PBS series, “The Joy of Painting,” which aired from 1983 to 1994. But over ...

Renowned painter Bob Ross is best known for painting “little happy trees” on PBS alongside his magnificent hair and effervescent optimism. But, behind Ross’s success, there’s the woman who “discovered ...

Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed paints a troublesome picture. Fans of The Joy of Painting star were upset by the newly released Netflix documentary, which delves into the controversy over ...

Bob Ross might have called it a happy accident. The itinerant painting instructor was making his way across the country in the early 1980s, looking for a place to film his work, when he walked into ...

Bob Ross is an icon. Whether remembered for his soft voice, unforgettable hair, gorgeous landscapes or loose, fun approach to painting, the artist has remained indelible in popular culture since first ...

Dozens of Bob Ross paintings — many of them created live on the PBS series that made him a household name — will be auctioned off in the coming months to support public television. Ross, with his ...

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 + ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Last week, Netflix dropped a cryptic trailer for its new Bob Ross documentary. “We want to show you the trailer for Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed,” the ...