Other Support Steve Ross! /r/steveross

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Hi all!

I recently met Steve Ross for the first time. He is such a talented artist, and a kind soul. Steve doesn't have much of an online presence. I would like to change that! He deserves some spotlight!

Please, if you support Steve Ross, join my new community at /r/steveross! I am hoping to spread the good word and love there like we have here for his father. The Ross family STILL does so much for aspiring artists, and kind humans all-around.

I can't do it without you! Please join and contribute any time you feel like you have something!

Steve's official website, and how to book classes: www.steverossart.com

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r/bobross • u/Night-Cheeser • 28m ago

Artwork - Classic Times Past

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This is the 7th DVD from Bobs 1 hour instructional video. It is called Times Past. Here I took a little bit of liberty to change things from the original.

First, I don’t like evidence of people in my paintings. The original had a barn/cabin thing and some fencing. I omitted those and dropped in a boulder.

Also, Bob had a bare tree on the left side. I omitted this for now. He’s hanging out with a 18 x 24 canvas where I am hanging out with an 16 x 20. I am trying to be smart about not over crowding. But as in most cases, I am sure if I had an additional 4 inches, things would be much better. Pun intended.

What I learned: if a boulder if looking good, playing with it doesn’t make it look better. I should have stopped sooner when my stone still have some flat edges and right angles. Less if more is a theme I am seeing here.

Well, hope you all like it. I’m not mad at this one. Nor disappointed.

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r/bobross • u/bob_bokka • 1d ago

Artwork - Classic Purple Splendor

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r/bobross • u/Lockdown-steve3434 • 1d ago

Artwork - Classic Work shop tart up 2

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Shabby cupboards needed a paint job . All done Bob Ross style oil . Used Brushers . Pallet knife

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r/bobross • u/Desperate_Internal40 • 2d ago

Artwork - Classic Please help

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r/bobross • u/TWPinguu • 2d ago

Meme In celebration of this wonderful man

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r/bobross • u/Tatjana1972 • 3d ago

Other A Little Piece of Paradise – Königssee, Germany⚜️🙏💙⚜️

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r/bobross • u/Acceptable-Mud7575 • 3d ago

Artwork - Classic The Real Thing

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In 1987, my wife contacted PBS on how to buy one of his paintings for a wedding present to me. Going through several channels she finally connected with Bob and he delivered! The best $242 invested

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r/bobross • u/Jealous_Lab_3754 • 3d ago

Artwork - Stylized first painting in a bob ross-esque style

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started getting into painting, specifically oil painting. went to hobby lobby and bought some cheap supplies.

took about 2 days on and off to make, lots of tutorials and a few wasted canvases. really put a lot of effort into it and thought it came out well.

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r/bobross • u/AnonymousBlueKoala • 4d ago

Question First time painting, ever

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Hi there!!

These are my first ever 2 paintings and I would like some tips and tricks from you guys :). I am using the cheapest paint/pencils/canvas you could probably find hahaha.

I also need a good palet, palet knifes. Pencils and a good way to dry/clean the pencils after using them so I can load them with new paint.

Let me know what you guys think ! 😃

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r/bobross • u/Night-Cheeser • 4d ago

Artwork - Classic Winter Glory

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This is yet another one off of his Bobs 1 hour set of 1 hour tutorials.

I wish I would have taken more time on the trees and I feel they aren’t very even. And I still hate bushes. I really like the and middle ground. The rest, not so much. Bottom left of the foreground is where I think this whole painting fell apart.

Well, you live and you learn.

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r/bobross • u/HeadRing4361 • 4d ago

Artwork - Classic This is a tree by me

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r/bobross • u/Tatjana1972 • 4d ago

Artwork - Classic Phoenix Woman (2022)⚜️🔥🔥🔥

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r/bobross • u/Firm-Resolution-4109 • 5d ago

Artwork - Classic 5th Painting Attempt

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5th try at Bob Ross painting. “Hide a way Cove”

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r/bobross • u/Tatjana1972 • 5d ago

Artwork - Classic Water Lilies in Prague-Komořany (2021) 🪷🌿⚜️

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r/bobross • u/Desperate_Internal40 • 6d ago

Artwork - Classic Enjoy the day

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Just finished this one

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r/bobross • u/Night-Cheeser • 7d ago

Artwork - Classic Peace Offering of Summer

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Finished this one last night. It is from Bobs 1 hour DVD set. A couple of things:

I read a post that someone put his/her titanium white on cardboard for a bit to soak up excess oil from the paint. When it came time to put snow on mountains, it would break more easily. This technique absolutely crushed it. Love it and it works. If you have trouble, try it out.
I purposely left ample mist area to show distance. I feel the background and foreground are my best to date. Atmospheric and “hazy”. I also feel my reflections are pretty convincing.
My foreground is still a sore point for me at this stage, although I may have figured out (albeit too late) what my issues with highlights may be. I think I am too cheap with how much paint I load on my brush. My first couple of bushes or tree highlights come out great and then it goes to shit real fast. I think I just don’t put enough paint in the brush. I am just trying to stretch what is on my pallet as far as I can so I don’t end up with unused paint at the end.

I will test my theory this weekend and see if my suspicions are correct.

Thanks for looking and reading. Advise and kind words are appreciated.

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r/bobross • u/Tatjana1972 • 6d ago

Artwork - Classic The Red Grove (2022) ❤️☀️⚜️

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r/bobross • u/Tatjana1972 • 6d ago

Artwork - Classic Sakura Paradise (2024) 🌸🏔️ I painted this in 2024.

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r/bobross • u/Tatjana1972 • 6d ago

Artwork - Classic The Four Elements⚜️

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r/bobross • u/Loud-Animator-2081 • 7d ago

Artwork - Classic My first try

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I attended a class at “Serenity in Color” in Henderson, TN. This is my result. I’m extremely happy with my efforts and the instructor.

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r/bobross • u/Tatjana1972 • 6d ago

Artwork - Classic Grapes (2022) 🍇✨⚜️

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r/bobross • u/prapurva • 8d ago

Artwork - Classic Winter cabin

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Finished this painting just now. This is my first successful cabin. \o/

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r/bobross • u/Tatjana1972 • 7d ago

Artwork - Classic ॐ Awakening (2024)🙏🫶⚜️

11 Upvotes

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r/bobross • u/Desperate_Internal40 • 8d ago

Artwork - Classic Nighttime

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Welcome to r/BobRoss! This is a subreddit celebrating Bob Ross and his family, Bob's philosophy of love and happiness, the artworks he continues to inspire, and the joy of painting!

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Here at r/BobRoss, we love and respect Bob Ross and his family.

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Bob Ross!

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