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Bob Ross
1942–1995
Who Was Bob Ross?
Bob Ross discovered oil painting while he was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in the early 1960s. He studied the “wet-on-wet” technique, which allowed him to produce complete paintings in less than an hour. After becoming an instructor himself, Ross launched the PBS television series The Joy of Painting, where he taught his technique to millions of viewers. Ross became beloved for his light humor, gentle demeanor, and distinctive look and hairstyle. Following his death in 1995 from lymphoma, Ross has remained a household name and generated a new following on digital media platforms like YouTube and Twitch.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Robert Norman Ross
BORN: October 29, 1942
DIED: July 4, 1995
BIRTHPLACE: Daytona Beach, Florida
SPOUSES: Vivian Ridge (1965-1977), Jane Lee Zanardelli (1977-1992), Lynda Brown (1995)
CHILDREN: Jimmie and Steve
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Scorpio
Early Life
Bob Ross was born Robert Norman Ross in Daytona, Florida, on October 29, 1942. His father, Jack, was a carpenter, and his mother, Ollie, was a waitress. Raised in
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Frankenthaler in front of
Mountains and Sea, 1952,
in her West End Avenue apartment, New York, 1956.
Photograph by Burt Glinn / Magnum Photos
Helen Frankenthaler, A Brief Biography
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), whose career spanned six decades, has long been recognized as one of the great American artists of the twentieth century. She was eminent among the second generation of postwar American abstract painters and is widely credited for playing a pivotal role in the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field painting. Through her invention of the soak-stain technique, she expanded the possibilities of abstract painting, while at times referencing figuration and landscape in unique ways. She produced a body of work whose impact on contemporary art has been profound and continues to grow.
Frankenthaler was born on December 12, 1928, and raised in New York City. She attended the Dalton School, where she received her earliest art instruction from Rufino Tamayo. In 1949 she graduated from Bennington College,
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Paint
Pigment applied over a surface that dries as a solid film
For other uses, see Paint (disambiguation).
Paint is a material or mixture that, when applied to a solid material and allowed to dry, adds a film-like layer. As art, this is used to create an image or images known as a painting. Paint can be made in many colors and types. Most paints are either oil-based or water-based, and each has distinct characteristics.
Primitive forms of paint were used tens of thousands of years ago in cave paintings.[1][2]
Clean-up solvents are also different for water-based paint than oil-based paint.[3] Water-based paints and oil-based paints will cure differently based on the outside ambient temperature of the object being painted (such as a house). Usually, the object being painted must be over 10 °C (50 °F), although some manufacturers of external paints/primers claim they can be applied when temperatures are as low as 2 °C (35 °F).[4]
History
Paint was used in some of the earliest known human artworks. Some
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