In January 1983, Bob Ross opened his very first episode of "The Joy of Painting" by telling the viewers, "I hope you have your brush ready and a dream in your heart." Over the course of the episode, ...

Today, on July 4, 2026, marks the 31st anniversary of Bob Ross's death. The American painter, television host, and arguably ...

Public broadcasting continues to face dire funding issues across the country, but PBS hero Bob Ross is here to help.

A rare Bob Ross painting titled 'Mountain Summit' is being auctioned to support Ball State's PBS station in Muncie, Indiana. Find out how to bid ...

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 ...

More green than in his paintings. “A Walk In The Woods” (1983), the first Bob Ross painting to be featured on the icon’s landmark series “Joy Of Painting,” has been auctioned off for nearly ten ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — What would Bob Ross think? The artist who brought painting to the people, with works completed for PBS viewers in less than a half-hour with little more than a large bristle brush, ...

A “happy little” painting sold for $47,500 in Towson on Friday — well above estimates — in a rare auction of a Bob Ross original. Ross, whose soft-spoken TV lessons on “The Joy of Painting” reached ...