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[littleblueparakeet2]

[littleblueparakeet2]

On 11/9/2014 Lucky Charm said:

He made it look so easy. But there was always a feeling of drabness either in his studio or the paintings themselves. Did he pass away?

I remember seeing Donna Dewberry (wasn't she on QVC or HSN?) paint flowers with just a few strokes.

My granddaughter thought I was the greatest for drawing Dora The Explorer in chalk on her driveway today. Dora is easy to draw.

Yes, he passed away in 1995.

[AnikaBrodie]

Bob Ross was diagnosed with lymphoma in the early 1990s, forcing his retirement; The Joy of Painting's final episode aired on May 17, 1994. He died at the age of 52 on July 4, 1995.

I always enjoyed watching his show. Love the photo in post #20.

[SnowPink]

On 11/9/2014 littleblueparakeet2 said:

What's interesting about this picture is.... I can't remember a time when I saw him stand on that side of the canvas.

[kittymomNC]

I used to watch him all the time on our local PBS channel, and Donna Dewberry whenever she was on (at one time she was on QVC quite a bit). I still have all the VHS tapes where I recorded all his shows and many of Donna's. I bought one of his painting sets, but life got me so distracted I never tried it.

Maybe I need to get out those old tapes - I still have a VCR...

[newziesuzie]

I still like to watch his shows which are on our PBS sometimes. He was so calm and soothing it wasn't really about the painting so much. I remember reading he even has fans who are visually impaired, they feel uplifted and peaceful listening.

[ROMARY]

Yes, I also recall Donna Dewberry..........Wasn't there some type of thick clear plastic sheet to place on something? For practice. Or am I dreaming/imagining it?

[SnowPink]

I remember watching Bob Ross and Donna Dewberry several years ago. Wasn't she the one who painted with two colors on the brush and made flowers really pretty like that?

[ROMARY]

Yes! The two colors on each brush stroke! I had forgotten about that!

[Lucky Charm]

On 11/9/2014 Joselyn33 said:

On 11/9/2014 littleblueparakeet2 said:

What's interesting about this picture is.... I can't remember a time when I saw him stand on that side of the canvas.

You're right! And I just remember the studio was very drab, gray, kinda blah.