"I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didnt know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do."
Robert Norman Ross was an American painter and art instructor who created and hosted The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States and CBC in Canada.
"Traditionally, art has been for the select few. We have been brainwashed to believe that Michaelangelo had to pat you on the head at birth. Well, we show people that anybody can paint a picture that theyre proud of. It may never hang in the Smithsonian, but it will certainly be something that theyll hang in their home and be proud of. And thats what its all about."
Bob Ross"Absolutely have to have dark in order to have light. [...] Gotta have opposites – dark and light, light and dark – continually in a painting. If you have light on light, you have nothing. If you have dark on dark, you basically have nothing. [...] You know, its like in life: youve gotta have a little sadness once in a while, so you know when the good times come. Im waiting on the good times now."
Bob Ross"In painting, you have unlimited power. You have the ability to move mountains. You can bend rivers. But when I get home, the only thing I have power over is the garbage."
Bob Ross"We dont make mistakes; we just have happy accidents. And thats when you really experience the joy of painting."
Bob Ross"Talent is a pursued interest. In other words, anything that youre willing to practice, you can do."
Bob Ross"Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting."
Bob Ross