Where Are All the Bob Ross Paintings? We Found Them.

Bob Ross painted more than 1,000 landscapes for his television show — so why are they so hard to find? Solving one of the internet’s favorite little mysteries.

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[irvintang]

“Go out, talk to trees. There’s nothing wrong talking to trees, it’s when they talk back that you’re in trouble.” Bob Ross.

[vaantsy]

Bob Ross never died, he's just teleported to a new happy little world

[lennardromstedtmusic]

That you can't buy them means you have to paint them yourself.
THAT'S WHAT HE WANTED



When you give your painting to your brother after practising hours and hours it's really something special.

[Raventh]

Bob wouln't want you to buy his paintings. He would want you to make your own, so that you can experience the joy for yourself.
The Kowalskis may own what he painted. But Bob's true masterpiece is the impact he made on this world. That's something nobody can ever take away.

[mememacy]

He never wanted people to know how good of a painter he was..



He wanted people to know how good of a painter they can BE...

[lpsbananaz]

“These are worth more than me.” I felt that.

[justwatching]

Now I know why I thought it was weird when I first watched this 2 years ago that they keep all of Bob Ross’s paintings boxed up in a random warehouse.

[Xanderqwerty]

I'm kinda happy he went viral after he passed. The man wouldn't want all this attention, but the world needs to know him. It works out for everyone

[sarahx]

“We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.” - *Bob Ross*

[sydneystockwell]

bob wouldn’t have wanted us to buy his paintings, he would have wanted us to paint our own happy little clouds and trees

[freds.]

“Right now, I can pretty much recognize a Bob Ross painting” says the person who employed somebody to recreate bob’s signature and paint it on random paintings ( not to mention she also stole all the rights to his name instead of them going to his son )

[jeepdan]

There are no fake Bob Ross paintings, just happy little counterfeits.

[ally_tyson]

I wish he was able to see the amount of joy he has brought to the world since he passed.

[kalebross]

Bob Ross: *draws a branch*
Me: Nice
Bob Ross: *Draws a second branch*
Because everybody needs a friend
Me: *Holding back tears* Nice

[geoathompson]

This doc should be named: A family of thieves- how the Kowalsi’s stole the joy of painting.

[professionalcommenter]

I love that all these years later, Bob Ross is more famous now then he has ever been.

[rachelmadison]

_let's paint some happy little trees_




_give him a happy little friend_




no mistakes





just


_happy accidents_

[alexanderescobar]

They need to make a Bob Ross museum. They have enough material to do so!!

[TKZells]

I'm an elementary art teacher. Let me tell you, this man is very beloved by my students. Everytime I put him on at the end of class, even my rowdiest kids just fall silent and stare in awe. Some even watch it like he's a magician and go "HOW DID HE DO THAT??". There's something very calming and reassuring about him.

[artiecon]

With all the craziness in the news, NYT is still investigating the stories we didn’t know we wanted