Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting

I first came across Bob Ross and his painting style only about 3 months ago and it was a revelation to me. The Bob Ross TV programmes show that it is possible to create a beautiful painting in about 25 minutes. With me as a beginner it takes more like 2 hours but I have already acheived what might be some passable results .... I hope to get much better with experience. Some of the paintings shown in this book are so detalied they look almost photographic and are a joy to look at even if you don't want to paint something yourself so the book is worth buying even just to look at it. Better still give the paintings a try. As a suggestion, make sure you brush out the excess paint - as Bob guides you to do - so that it is easier to apply the next level of detail to your masterwork Good luck

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I watched Bob Ross on TV many years ago, but was recently inspired to start painting again due to seeing a clip from his programme. His clear instruction on how to create effects is amazing and his paintings are stunning. Beautiful book and highly recommended.

This book is a great accompaniment to the T.V series on BBC4 showcasing Bob's artistry. His wonderful paintings are a joy to behold, and to see how they can be done in 30 minutes is truly amazing, using the wet on wet method. Each time the programme is on, I go to this book to see if the painting is in there. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. Can't expect all the paintings to be in this book, as he did thousands. We have a framed print of one of his paintings and it is gorgeous. This book is brilliant and is one of those books that one can keep picking up and looking through it and see different things in each painting.

Got this as a gift for my Mum for Christmas. If you’ve ever watched Bob paint, it’s simply jaw dropping the speed at which he weaved gorgeous pictures. But on the TV, they can’t be appreciated as much as seeing them in print.This book has high-quality prints of lots of his artwork as well as some nice quotes and detail on some techniques used. Bob seemed such a nice guy and was lovely and relaxing to listen too. He said many a nice thing and you’ll find many of his quotes and thoughts here too.It’s a lovely book to dip in and out off. Get one for your coffee table for all to enjoy.

This book is well worth the money. Ross was a real genius. He was very very clever with his way of painting, and his commentary all through is lovely. So sad that he died so young.This book has loads of paintings. Apparently he never sold one. They are all in US. Treasured. His equipment the company sells is excellent - just buying more now. All available on Amazon.

My mum is a huge Bob Ross fan and spends hours fawning over this book. She sighs and murmurs as she turns the pages and exclaims with delight how she saw him paint that one... The quality is outstanding, its a real coffee table book, the colours are vibrant and bold.I think its probably one of the best things I ever bought for my mum and certainly one of the most loved.