From mentalfloss.com With his soothing voice and demeanor, the late Bob Ross became a public television icon on the level of Big Bird with The Joy of Painting. And in recent years, a plethora of Ross merchandise has hit shelves, proving that the painter is just as relevant as ever. And in addition to all the painting kits, coloring books, and socks in his […]
From Flowingdata.com Fathom Information Design recently made tools to find patterns in documents of text. Using custom tools we’ve built to understand large document sets, we analyzed the transcripts of all 403 episodes of Bob Ross’ “The Joy of Painting”
Still inspiring people with his encouraging can-do message Art Basel Miami, the international art fair hosting some 269 galleries from 29 countries was the scene of a giant “live-painted” outdoor mural featuring Americas favorite TV artist. Over 75,000 people attended the four-day Art Basel event many venturing out to the famous Wynwood Arts District to […]
