Obligatory fun fact, Bob Ross speaks the way he does because, in military boot camp, he felt like everyone was too aggresive and angry and he promised himself he would never use that tone with people.
I remember that story mostly cause I like the image in my mind if a Bob Ross really not fitting in in the military, haha.
He served for 20 years, it wasn’t just boot camp. In that time he learned to paint, and eventually earned more money painting than he was getting in the Air Force and retired. The core is accurate though, he said that he was tired of being mean and didn’t want to yell anymore.
His time in the military also heavily influenced his landscape paintings. He was stationed in Alaska, and thought it had some of the most breathtaking landscapes he had ever seen. That’s why so many of his paintings feature rolling mountain ranges and evergreens.
I for one would like to see Gordon Ramsay host the worlds angriest painting show.
Bob Ross really said it was a skill issue
And then proceeds to show everyone each episode that the skill threshold is really quite low to paint. Painting as well as he does is pretty tough but almost all of his techniques were very simple.
I’d love to see (it probably exists and I haven’t looked) for someone similar to Bob Ross but for acrylics. I think acrylics are easier to get into than oil paints, both in cost and usage. But I think it’s a bit different in painting technique.
Flexed on em too
“So I showed him that its not his disability, just his glaring lack of talent.”
