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  • Bob Ross Paints Happy Little Trees in Today’s Google Doodle

    Let’s see a show of hands – how many of you have spent at least one lazy Sunday afternoon sprawled out on your couch watching episode after episode of The Joy of Painting? Huh? More than once? I thought so.

    For a little over a decade, painter Bob Ross was broadcast into our living rooms through his PBS series The Joy of Painting, which ran from 1983 to 1994. The series involved Ross instructing viewers how to paint in his famous style – a quick technique that he believed that anyone could learn. Watching Ross paint and instruct, you could really tell that he truly wanted to bring the joy of painting to the masses, and his talent and enthusiasm still lives on in reruns broadcast across the world and on YouTube.

    And today, Google is honoring Ross with a Doodle.

    In the Doodle, Ross makes up the “G,” and it depicts him working on a landscape piece. On his shoulder rests a squirrel. Ross was a noted animal and wildlife lover.

    Google’s Doodle marks the late author’s birthday, October 29th. Ross died on July 4th 1995 after a battle with lymphoma. Ross would have turned 70 today.

    Earlier this year, PBS produced their own Bob Ross tribute – an autotuned video called “Happy Little Clouds.” It was the second in PBS’ YouTube series “Icons Remixed.” The first was the epic Mister Rogers remix that went viral back in the summer.

    Check it out below:

  • Bob Ross Remixed: PBS Gives the Painter the Mister Rogers Treatment with “Happy Little Clouds”

    Bob Ross Remixed: PBS Gives the Painter the Mister Rogers Treatment with “Happy Little Clouds”

    Sometimes, I feel sorry for the younger generation (for a lot of reasons). One of the main reasons I feel this sadness is because they will never grow up in a world where their weekend mornings are graced by Bob Ross and The Joy of Painting.

    One of my childhood heros, Bob Ross taught millions of people that everyone can paint. Except me, of course – I really sucked (even at the Bob Ross technique). But man did I love to watch Bob Ross do his thing. The Joy of Painting was a hypnotic affair, as you were sucked in to a world of happy little trees, happy little streams, and happy little clouds.

    Basically, everything was happy. And Bob’s joy poured through the screen – you could really feel it.

    So it’s my great pleasure to present to you PBS digital studio’s second installment of their “Icons Remixed” series – Bob Ross – Happy Little Clouds. In June, PBS’ first remix of Mister Rogers was a viral smash. As the time, I suggested that the next icon they tackle should be Bob Ross, and I’m thrilled that they complied:

    As with the Mister Roger remix, the Bob Ross remix comes to us courtesy of John D. Boswell, known as melodysheep. For the next icon remixed, may I suggest this wonderful guy.