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 ...

Bob Ross painting titled "A Walk in the Woods". Since his 1983 debut on The Joy of Painting, Bob Ross has become a cultural icon for generations of fans. While it seems that every conceivable piece of ...

From 1983 to 1994, across 31 seasons and 403 episodes of television, Bob Ross soothed and educated audiences with his instructional program The Joy of Painting. The soft-spoken artist is now the ...

It’s hard to quantify the value of painter and all-around cultural icon Bob Ross, but $9.85 million is a good start. The very first on-air painting from the very first episode of Ross’ beloved series ...

Even if you don’t know a lick about oil painting, chances are you know who Bob Ross is—or you’d at least recognize him. Arguably one of the most well-known painters in North America, Ross was a ...

"I think there's an artist hidden in the bottom of every single one of us," Bob Ross said in the introduction to the very first episode of his iconic PBS show The Joy of Painting. Ross produced ...

Add the late PBS painter Bob Ross to the list of youthful memories with a darker side, at least in terms of the messy battle that followed his death. "Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed" ...

J.J. Weinberg has adopted a Bob Ross persona to try to convince Congress to restore federal funding for public media.

The comedy star credits a wig, wardrobe and voice for helping him get in character: "Let's be honest, the wig does a lot of the heavy lifting for me in terms of feeling not like myself." By Chris ...