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'''Bob Ross''' (Name at birth: Bob Norman Ross) ([[October 29]], [[1942]] – [[July 4]], [[1995]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[painter]] and [[television]] presenter. Born in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]], he spent 20 years keeping medical records for the [[U.S. Air Force]] before becoming famous worldwide with his television program ''[[The Joy of Painting]]''.
Ross has a son Steven
==Television show==
Ross is best known as the host of the [[public television]] series ''The Joy of Painting'', which ran from 1983 to 1995. During each half-hour segment, Ross would instruct viewers in the art of oil painting by painting an entire landscape over the course of the program, usually also providing a running commentary on the process as he worked. He was known in particular for, like his predecessor [[William Alexander (television painter)|Bill Alexander]], frequently [[anthropomorphization|anthropomorphizing]] the inanimate subjects of his paintings and describing them in such terms as "happy little trees" and "pretty little mountains". Ross acknowledged that the appearances of the landscapes he painted (typically mountains, lakes, and snow and log cabin scenes) were strongly influenced by his years living in [[Alaska]], where he was stationed for the majority of his Air Force career.
He repeatedly stated on the show his belief that everyone had inherent
Ross utilized the [[wet-on-wet]] oil painting technique, in which paint is applied on top of still-wet paint (as opposed to the more classical method of waiting for each paint layer to dry before applying more paint). Combining this method with the use of large painting knives and fan [[brush]]es allowed Ross to paint trees, water, clouds and mountains in a matter of seconds. On the show he often credits [[William Alexander (television painter)|Bill Alexander]] for teaching him this method, even though it is his own patented style, and was more a reference to some of his inspiration.
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