Bob Ross' legacy lives on in new 'The Joy of Painting' series

From The AP:
A new generation can learn how to paint happy trees and to make happy accidents with a TV series teaching the Bob Ross-method of painting using some of the prolific artist's work that have never been seen before.
Before Ross died in 1995 from cancer, he had completed seven paintings to use in season 32 of “The Joy of Painting."
Those works were stored away for almost three decades.
Certified Bob Ross instructor Nicholas Hankins has studied those seven paintings and paints them from scratch on camera in “The Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross’ Unfinished Season,” which started airing this spring in some markets on American Public Television. Some episodes are available on PBS' website.
The opportunity to “take these paintings and do what Bob ultimately wanted done with them, (to) have them out in the world making people happy is gratifying" said Hankins recently over Zoom.
He teaches at the Bob Ross Art Workshop and Gallery about 15 miles from Daytona Beach, Florida, and oversees instructor certification. Hankins also uses six of his own paintings in this new “Joy of Painting," which was filmed and produced at WDSC-TV Daytona State College.
Hankins is a familiar face to Ross devotees. His own teaching videos posted to the Bob Ross RUclips channel drew upwards of 300,000 views before the idea of TV was ever mentioned.
A surge of interest in all things Bob Ross came out of the pandemic, when people were staying home and looking for ways to pass time. Now, with so many distractions, it can seem like there aren't enough hours in a day to unwind and rest.
If viewers don't tune in for a painting lesson, Hankins hopes his 30-minute “Joy of Painting” episodes helps people to relax in the same spirit as the originals.
“I hope I can carry that part of the legacy on," he said. “I want to genuinely create an environment where people are going to come in, take half an hour and just turn off the world. Right now is a time we need it.”

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Thank you

[@jessicacornell1434]

I have a Samsung tv. And it has a channel called the joy of painting with Bob Ross and it stays on my tv 24/7 if this is really going to be a new show, I can't wait to see it! ❤

[@paulacook5157]

That is awesome! I could watch Bob Ross all day! Very calming! 💙

[@captain_britain]

I love the bit about the squirrel at the end!

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Sea painting

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[@coleneritchie5625]

Are you associated with the man and his wife that “ seemingly took” Bob?

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If the Kowalski's are still making money on this... I will not be watching.

[@deangreenstreet5855]

They are ....... Not good if you hear the story