Short Biography: Bob Ross

“The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe.” This is one of the many inspirational things I have heard Bob Ross say on his show, “The Joy Of Painting.” Bob Ross is one of the most beloved American painters and is known by thousands of people across the world. His show was all about teaching his viewers how to paint and enjoy themselves while doing it. However, many of us tuned into the show not to paint, but to just listen to his calming voice and watch him form a masterpiece on a blank canvas. It is crazy to watch all the things he can do with a brush. He is also known for using the “wet-on-wet” painting technique which he learned from his mentor William Alexander. This is the process of putting oil paints directly on top of one another to create complete paintings in less than an hour. Bob Ross practiced this so much that he got it down to under 30 minutes for his show.

Serving the United States Military comes with many responsibilities as well as pressure and accountability. However, the military isn’t for everyone, but it offers so much for those who serve. One thing that must be known and dealt with is that this career could be a life threatening one, and there are many obstacles one must go through beforehand.

In 1945, World War II was raging. So, Robert joined the U.S. Navy shortly before graduation. In 1948, Robert left the Navy and attended college. In 1950, Robert began Southwestern Medical School f the University of Texas and Dallas, to become a doctor. During school, Robert met a nurse named Mary Strasburger.

He dropped out of high school and on his 17th birthday he signed enlistment papers. He left for boot camp six days later. Once in the Marine Corps he received a job in the computer department, which is where his love for computers

After he graduated at the age of twenty, he went on go to the navy during

John Mix Stanley was born in Canandaigua, New York in 1814 and was later orphaned at the age of 12. Stanley began painting at a young age meanwhile being an apprentice to a carriage maker. He moved to Detroit in 1832, where he made a living as a sign painter and studied portrait painting with the artist James Bowman, with whom he traveled and worked for several years.

Andrew had quite a vivid memory and a fantastic imagination that led to a great fascination for art. His father recognized an obvious raw talent that had to be nurtured. While his father was teaching him the basics of traditional academic drawing Andrew began painting watercolor studies of the rocky coast and the sea in Port Clyde Maine.

He grew up near Washington DC and started out working as a mechanic in the early 30’s. He had opened his own garage near Washington, DC. In his free time he was also racing at the local dirt track. In 1934 he moved from Washington DC to Florida. He was wanting to move to Miami, but his car broke down in Daytona Beach so he decided to stay there because he liked it so much.

* Explain ways in which the artist has become the subject of the work. What issues does this raise about the, role of the artist, Subject

As Pablo Picasso once said, “Painting is a blind man’s profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen.” Picasso’s passion for art started at a young age, getting his passion for art from his father. Pablo Picasso is known for the innovative techniques he introduced to the art world. Each being influenced from his life around him, to modifications in the colors he utilized, or transitioning to an unorthodox style of painting, and even practicing printmaking.

Although some think that is enough to not admit him to any other military service he later joined the Army through the proper channels and with a waiver.

Have you ever wondered who the most calm, positive and creative painters of the 1960’s was? Well, it was Bob Ross. Bob Ross was one of the most inspirational people and painters of the 1960’s in the U.S. To begin, he was in the military for more than 20 years, and rose to become a medical records technician. Second, Bob learned how to paint in his time during service. He spent every minute of his spare time learning how to paint off of tv shows. Once he left the military, he had his own painting show on pbs. Lastly, Bob made a lot of money off of his products. Ross didn’t make any money off of his painting show, but he did make money off of his own line of art supplies, like brushes, and oil paints.

Bob Ross was a professional painter that had a show called, “The Joy of Painting”. That helped many people get into painting and enjoy it as much as he did. Just kidding no one loved painting more than him. He also was the head of his own paint supplies company. But he also had a very troubled child hood.

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